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APP1CD: First appearance code

Name: APP1CD

Label: First appearance code

Response Categories

Code	Label	Freq.	%
1	1st appearance before a judicial officer	11555	17.6
2	Papers received in the district	179	0.3
3	Guilty plea withdrawn	114	0.2
4	4 - Documentation currently N/A	0	0.0
6	6 - Documentation currently N/A	1	0.0
8	8 - Documentation currently N/A	0	0.0
A	Arrest	11097	16.9
B	Appeared on summons	2681	4.1
C	In U.S. custody	555	0.8
D	Appeared on a complaint	12273	18.6
R	Re-indict after dismiss of chrg	0	0.0
S	Appearance on superceding info/indict	20	0.0
Total		65817	100%

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Summary Statistics

total responses: 65817
valid: 65817
invalid: 0

Source

This variable was taken from: Federal Justice Statistics Program: Defendants in Federal Criminal Cases in District Court -- Terminated, 1997 [United States]. You may:

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This study is part of the Federal Justice Statistics Program Data Series. You may:

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