not guilty plea

An accused person’s formal denial in court of having committed the charged offense.

• The prosecution must then prove all elements of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt if the defendant is to be convicted. [Cases: Criminal Law 299. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 378.]

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