At your arraignment hearing

• Follow court etiquette
• When your name is called, walk up to the judge's bench.
• When the judge asks you a question, answer only the question asked, as directly as possible.
• You may plead guilty, not guilty, or request a continuance.
• Write down your next court date. 

If you plead guilty

• The judge decides the penalty.

If you plead not guilty

• The court may hold trial that day or continue it to a later date.