Legal Question in Criminal Law in Tennessee

You will be informed of the charges, you will be asked if you have an attorney, if you cannot afford an attorney you can ask the judge to appoint one for you (The Public Defender, usually) and then the judge will set a future date for settlement negotiations/docket call/trial, etc. You will then be free to go on the original bail bond or recognizance.

You will not be placed in jail unless there are more charges (in Circuit Court, called "sealed counts of the indictment") unsealed and presented against you at the time you are arraigned. If that should happen, you can ask the judge to order "no additional bond" and allow your existing bail bond to stand as security for any newly presented counts of the indictment or newly served warrants.