Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 15-15-1 (2026)
Entry of Not Guilty Plea for Defendant Upon Refusal to Plead.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
If a defendant, when arraigned, refuses or neglects to plead or stands mute, the court must cause the plea of not guilty to be entered for him.
(Code 1852, §617; Code 1867, §4169; Code 1876, §4870; Code 1886, §4438; Code 1896, §5262; Code 1907, §7565; Code 1923, §5195; Code 1940, T. 15, §276.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2006–2011 · leading case: Dominique Ray v. State of Alabama., 80 So. 3d 965 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011).
Dominique Ray v. State of Alabama., 80 So. 3d 965 (Ala. Crim. App. 2011). “) We agree with the circuit court. The sole purpose of an arraignment is to put the defendant on notice of the charges against him and to give the defendant the opportunity to enter a formal plea to the charges.”
Lawson v. State, 954 So. 2d 1127 (Ala. Crim. App. 2006). “[2] Currently codified as § 15-15-1, Ala.Code 1975.”
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