Rule 11 – Pleas

(a) Alternatives. – (1) In General. – A defendant may plead not guilty, not guilty by reason of mental illness or deficiency, guilty, or nolo contendere. If a defendant refuses to plead or if a defendant corporation fails to appear, the court shall enter a...

Rule 10 – Arraignment

Arraignments shall be conducted in open court and shall consist of reading the indictment, information or citation to the defendant or stating to the defendant the substance of the charge and calling on the defendant to plead thereto. The defendant shall be given a...

Rule 6 – Grand juries

(a) County grand jury. – (1) Summoning Grand Juries. – A county grand jury shall be summoned only when ordered by a district judge. (2) Manner of Summoning. – A grand jury shall be drawn, summoned and impaneled in the same manner as trial juries in...