{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-94","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-7-94","heading":"Recordation and effect of plea of “not guilty” or of standing mute.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 7 Pretrial Proceedings","Article 5 Arraignment and Pleas Generally"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"6d1767db04710a74a608750b3a12368af5364a1d4d0ad05cebcfd7831b76e549","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-93","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-7-95"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}