Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

incarceration at an arraignment

If a person was issued a summons for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon towards a police officer but was not arrested at the time of the incident is it likely that they will be incarcerated at the time of the arraignment. There are no priors and the person is a middle aged women who was suffering from a bad medication reaction at the time of the incident and was basically out of her mind.


Asked on 6/14/08, 5:41 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Craig J. Tiedemann Kajko, Weisman & Colasanti, LLP

Re: incarceration at an arraignment

Almost certainly not, although it does depend on the information contained on your official criminal record. You should retain an attorney for the arraignment or, at the very least, plead guilty then. If you truly have no prior criminal history, an attorney can probably get rid of this for you on relatively favorable terms. Feel free to contact me for help.

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Answered on 6/14/08, 6:01 pm
Craig J. Tiedemann Kajko, Weisman & Colasanti, LLP

Re: incarceration at an arraignment

IN MY PREVIOUS ANSWER I MEANT YOU SHOULD PLEAD ***NOT*** GUILTY!!! NOT GUILTY. NOT NOT NOT GUILTY!

(Sorry for omitting that critical word)

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Answered on 6/14/08, 6:03 pm


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