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.