{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-605-5","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 605:5","heading":"Refusal to Plead.","body":"Whenever a person indicted stands mute or refuses to plead, the court shall order the plea of not guilty to be entered, and it shall have the same effect as if the accused had pleaded not guilty.","path":["Title LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES","Chapter 605: PLEAS AND REFUSAL TO PLEAD"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LIX/605/605-5.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:20:25Z","sha256":"b5e81cc8fd777e97c712dff4c9b9cf49e9163c2c7853d478ee5a61dc1c3726c6","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-605-4","next":"us-nh/rsa-605-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}