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Thanks, so are you saying that in the situation you described, the prosecutor tries to get an indictment quickly so that the defendant does not get released before arraignment? If so, it sounds like grand juries are only convened for a day or two?

Sorry, I meant "grand jury". Anyway, there are no fictional assumptions underlying my question. Grand juries are real and jail is real, and I'm asking about the timeline. I know it may vary by jurisdiction of course, but I am curious how it may work in general (or in whatever states y'all are...

This is kind of a random question that I'm curious about... my understanding (from Law and Order lol) is that when someone is arrested, they can be held in lock-up for up to two days before arraignment, where they will either be remanded to jail, ROR'd, or bail will be set. However sometime...