Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Arraignment — Joint Arraignment of Multiple Accused Persons — Validity of Composite Recording of Pleas

Area of law: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court: Supreme Court

Joint arraignment with composite recording of pleas is valid if each accused understood and pleaded individually. Preferable but not mandatory to record separately. The principle applies to criminal procedure. The rule prioritises substance over form in arraignment records. The court's recording style (direct or reported…

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