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III. Judicial Standards and Criminal Matters
 
  13. General Principles of Criminal Arraignment  
  Article 77-The non-eligibility of absolution after arraignment  
77.1 The non-eligibility of absolution after arraignment  
  Once an arraignment has completed and an accused has chosen to contest the charge(s) either through trial by jury or trial by special hearing, the offer of absolution penalty options shall no longer be available.  
  A judge shall not be permitted to consider any absolution penalty should a man or woman subsequently be convicted, nor shall a defendant upon conviction be permitted to appeal for an absolution sentence.  
     
     
 
 

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