UCCA 2009 · Article 20. Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure
Judge before whom defendant arraigned or tried
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§ 2009. Judge before whom defendant arraigned or tried.
An accused person need not be arraigned or tried before the judge signing or issuing the summons or warrant, but may be arraigned or tried before any judge of the court; provided, however, that whenever trial has been commenced, it shall be continued and concluded by and before the same judge before whom it was commenced, except as hereinbefore provided.
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