Georgia Code
Article 5 - Arraignment and Pleas Generally
§ 17-7-94. Recordation and Effect of Plea of “Not Guilty” or of Standing Mute

If the person accused of committing a crime, upon being arraigned, pleads “not guilty” or stands mute, the clerk shall immediately record upon the minutes of the court the plea of “not guilty,” together with the arraignment; and the arraignment and plea shall constitute the issue between the accused and the state.
History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 834; Code 1863, § 4525; Code 1868, § 4544; Code 1873, § 4638; Code 1882, § 4638; Penal Code 1895, § 947; Penal Code 1910, § 972; Code 1933, § 27-1405.
Law reviews.
For article surveying the law in Georgia on admissions, see 8 Mercer L. Rev. 252 (1957).

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