Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 454

454. (1) If the accused pleads not guilty, such plea shall be recorded. Where proceedings are to be conducted in the English language. Cap. 189. (2) Where, under the provisions of the Judicial Proceedings (Use of English Language) Act , the proceedings are to be conducted in the English language, the court shall, if no pleas have been raised as provided in article 438, or after the determinat ion of such pleas, appoint the day on wh ich the cause shall be tried b efore a special jury impanelled from the persons included in the list of special jurors for the trial of E nglish-speaking persons as pro vided in article 605. Impanelling of jury. (3) On the day fixed for the trial the court shall impanel the jury and shall then p roceed with t he trial. Accused making answer other than "guilty" or standing mute. (4) Where the accused does not s imply answer tha t he is guilty, any other answer, or his silence, shall be taken as a plea of n ot guilty. Accused not to be questioned on facts with which he is charged. (5) It shall not be lawful for the court, the Attorney General o r the jury, during the trial, to put any other question to the ac cused with regard to the facts wi th which he is charged. Reading out of indictment to jury. Amended by: V .1868.30.