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Mississippi Code 1972
Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDUREChapter 15 - PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS
IN GENERAL
Section 99-15-23 - Plea entered when defendant stands mute

Miss. Code § 99-15-23

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Section 99-15-23 - Plea entered when defendant stands mute

If the defendant, on arraignment, refuses or neglects to plead, or stands mute, the court must cause the plea of "not guilty" to be entered, and the trial to proceed.

Miss. Code § 99-15-23

Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 65, art. 2(51); 1857, ch. 64, art. 293; 1871, § 2757; 1880, § 3056; 1892, § 1407; 1906, § 1480; Hemingway's 1917, § 1238; 1930, § 1261; 1942, § 2504.