155Refusal to plead

#### 155 Refusal to plead 155 Refusal to plead > If an accused person who is arraigned stands mute, or will not answer directly to the indictment, the court may order a plea of “not guilty” to be entered on behalf of the accused person, and the plea so entered has the same effect as if the accused person had actually pleaded “not guilty”. > > **ss 152–157 (previously ss 86–91):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[68\].