The superior court may arraign all persons presented by a grand jury or charged by information filed by the attorney general, and may require such persons to plead to the indictment against them, if in custody, or if taken while the court is in session; and if not in custody, or taken while the court is in session, may issue warrants on the indictment or information. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 19; G.L. 1909, ch. 273, § 16; G.L. 1923, ch. 323, § 16; G.L. 1938, ch. 496, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 8-2-35; P.L. 1972, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 1974, ch. 118, § 1.
Rhode Island Legal Code