enter a plea
Example Sentences
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Tabor did not enter a plea at his arraignment Monday because his defense attorney raised doubts about Tabor’s competency to stand trial.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Similarly, the earl of Peterborough's son refused both to remove his hat and to enter a plea when tried for treason in 1658.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
Hudson-Odoi did not enter a plea, and was convicted at York Magistrates' Court on 20 April in a fast-track hearing, conducted in private under the Single Justice Procedure.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
He did not enter a plea during the hearing, according to the Associated Press.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Moss stood beside Ernest and pronounced, “Mr. Burkhart wishes to withdraw his plea of not guilty and enter a plea of guilty.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
