The plea of not guilty puts in issue every material allegation of the accusatory pleading, except those allegations regarding previous convictions of the defendant to which an answer is required by Section 1025.
Cal. Penal Code § 1019
Plea
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 18 Cal. 4th 470 - People v. Flood (1998)
Most recently applied in 52 Cal. 4th 452 - People v. Scott (August 2011)
Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1674.
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