What is the effect of delayed arraignment on a defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lozoya v. Superior Court, 189 Cal.App.3d 1332, 235 Cal.Rptr. 77 (Cal. App. 1987):
We do not reach the issue of delayed arraignment, except to note that such delay does not immunize a defendant from prosecution. (People v. Morse (1970) 4 Cal.App.3d Supp. 7, 8-10, 84 Cal.Rptr. 703.)
c. No attenuation possible here as a matter of law.
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