{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-5-419","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-5-419","heading":"Defendant's objection or answer.","body":"When the defendant appears, the defendant may object, in writing, to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment or may answer the articles by an oral plea of not guilty. The plea must be entered upon the journal and must put in issue every material allegation of the articles of impeachment.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 5. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES","Part 4. Impeachment"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0050/part_0040/section_0190/0050-0050-0040-0190.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:54Z","sha256":"de74a26658736fea5adb453e760c75747d89d2d9407e1498408139255a4c7b23","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-5-418","next":"us-mt/5-5-420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}