Editing Arraignment (section)

==Form of the arraignment==
The wording of the arraignment varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.<ref>In some jurisdictions the wording of the arraignment is set by statute or court practice direction.</ref> However, it generally conforms with the following principles:
# The accused person ([[defendant]]) is addressed by name;
# The [[criminal charge|charge]] against the accused person is read, including the alleged date, time, and place of offense (and sometimes the names of the state's witnesses and the range of punishment for the charge(s)); and,
# The accused person is asked formally how they plead.