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A person was just arrested. What happens next?

April 26, 2017arrested happens person

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A person was just arrested. What happens next?

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Persons charged with misdemeanor crimes may be able to post bail and be released, and will have to return to the Dane County Courthouse at a later date and enter a plea of not guilty, guilty, or no contest. Persons charged with felony crimes MUST WAIT in jail for an arraignment hearing, which is held before a court commissioner. The defendant is formally charged and enters a plea of guilty, not guilty, or no contest. Arraignment hearings are held Monday through Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Public Safety Building (Dane County Jail), 115 W. Doty St, Madison. The jail is adjacent to the courthouse.