If the defendant pleads not guilty, the Senate shall try the impeachment at the time it appoints. The plea shall be entered upon the Senate Journal, and puts in issue every material allegation of the articles of impeachment.
Cal. Gov. Code § 3030
Impeachment
Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.
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