Everett v. State

We propose to notice only the second and fourth errors assigned by defendant. The second error assigned is “ that the court erred in rendering judgment for the State without entering the plea of not guilty.”

In every criminal case, after the indictment is read and the defendant is called upon to plead to it,- if he pleads not guilty, the plea should be entered on the minutes of the *160court: or, if he refuses to answer when called on to plead, the plea of not guilty should be entered on the minutes of the court. The record should, in all criminal cases, show the issue joined between the parties.…