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Arraignment is a formal reading of a criminal charging document in the presence of the defendant, to inform them of the criminal charges against them. In response to arraignment, in some jurisdictions, the accused is expected to enter a plea ; in other jurisdictions, no plea is required.
Brewer v. Williams, 430 U.S. 387 (1977), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court that clarifies what constitutes "waiver" of the right to counsel for the purposes of the Sixth Amendment.
Montejo v. Louisiana, 556 U.S. 778 (2009), is a 5–4 decision by the United States Supreme Court that overruled the Court's decision in Michigan v. Jackson. [1] The case concerned the validity of a defendant's waiver of his right to counsel during a police interrogation.
United States Waiver of Inadmissibility, application for legal entry to the United States; Moral waiver, allows acceptance of a recruit into the U.S. military services; Felony waiver, special permission to allow a U.S. military recruit who has a felony on their record; Forfeiture and waiver, concepts used by the United States court system
Godinez v. Moran, 509 U.S. 389 (1993), was a landmark decision in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that if a defendant was competent to stand trial, they were automatically competent to plead guilty, and thereby waive the panoply of trial rights, including the right to counsel.
at the arraignment, at the time of the plea, at every stage of the trial including the impaneling of the jury and the return of the verdict and; at the imposition of sentence. However, the following exceptions are included in the Rule: the defendant waives his or her right to be present if he or she voluntarily leaves the trial after it has ...
Michigan v. Jackson, 475 U.S. 625 (1986) If a police interrogation begins after a defendant asserts his or her right to counsel at an arraignment or similar proceeding, then any waiver of that right for that police-initiated interrogation is invalid. (Overruled by Montejo v. Louisiana (2009)) Montejo v.
In the various state court systems, waiver of jury trial can vary by jurisdiction. Missouri has Missouri Supreme Court Rule 27.01(b), [ 5 ] "The defendant may, with the assent of the court, waive a trial by jury and submit the trial of any criminal case to the court..."; the prosecution needs not consent.