382. Procedure on plea of not guilty.
Criminal Procedure (Volume 27 (2021), paras 1–442; Volume 28 (2021), paras 443–938) | Commentary
Where the defendant pleads not guilty1 or declines to enter a plea and the court treats that as a not guilty plea, then the following procedure must be carried out2 in sequence:
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(1) where there is a jury3, the court must inform the jurors of each offence charged in the indictment4 to which the defendant pleads not guilty, and explain to the jurors
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Where the defendant pleads not guilty1 or declines to enter a plea and the court treats that as a not guilty plea, then the following procedure must be carried out2 in sequence:
-
(1) where there is a jury3, the court must inform the jurors of each offence charged in the indictment4 to which the defendant pleads not guilty, and explain to the jurors
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