In my case, can I say I have been arrested but not charged?

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by Grant St. Jullian III

March 28, 2016

Asked 3/26/2016 – Dallas, TX

For a felony in Texas, if indictment means the formal charge document. What is the ARRAIGNMENT regarded? I have a no-billed case for stalking. Can I say I have been arrested BUT never been charged (because of the no-bill)?

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Arraignment is where you are read the charges against you. Yo will be arraigned after your arrest, told what charges you were arrested for and a bond is set. Once the case is filed, you can waive formal arraignment (reading of the indictment, information or complaint against you), or it can be read into the record. If your case was no-billed by the Grand Jury, then yes, you can say you were arrested but not charged. Contact a local attorney about an expungement.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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