Montana Code 5-5-419. Defendant’s objection or answer
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5-5-419. Defendant’s objection or answer. When the defendant appears, the defendant may object, in writing, to the sufficiency of the articles of impeachment or may answer the articles by an oral plea of not guilty. The plea must be entered upon the journal and must put in issue every material allegation of the articles of impeachment.
Terms Used In Montana Code 5-5-419
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203