217Arraignment in presence of jury panel

217 Arraignment in presence of jury panel If an accused has not pleaded guilty to all of the charges on an indictment— (a) the accused must be arraigned in the presence of the jury panel or, if a jury panel is split into 2 or more parts under section 30(5) of the **Juries Act 2000**, the first part of the jury panel that is present in court; and (b) a jury for the trial must be empanelled from that jury panel. 1 A trial commences when arraignment under this section occurs: see section 210. 2 The **Juries Act 2000** sets out the process for empanelling a jury. 218 Special pleas in addition to plea of not guilty On arraignment, an accused may enter a special plea in addition to pleading not guilty.