§ 10.40.050 Entry and use of true name
§ 10.40.060 Pleading to arraignment
§ 10.40.070 Motion to set aside indictment
§ 10.40.075 Motion to set aside indictment — Grounds not allowed, when
§ 10.40.090 Sustaining motion — Effect of
§ 10.40.100 Overruling motion — Pleading over
§ 10.40.110 Demurrer to indictment or information
§ 10.40.120 Sustaining demurrer — When final
§ 10.40.125 Sustaining demurrer, etc. — When not final
§ 10.40.140 Overruling demurrer — Pleading over
§ 10.40.170 Plea of guilty
§ 10.40.180 Plea of not guilty
§ 10.40.190 Refusal to answer
§ 10.40.200 Deportation of aliens upon conviction — Advisement — Legislative intent
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 10.40 - Arraignment

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.