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You must identify real evidence in the same manner as documentary exhibits;
however, you will place identifying markings on a tag and attach them to the
exhibit.
SAMPLE PLEAS AND FINDINGS
The manner in which you will transcribe the accused’s pleas and the findings
of the court in the record is shown as follows.
Remember, these are only
samples. You must record and transcribe the pleas and findings verbatim exactly
as stated by the defense or accused or as announced by the presiding officer:
Pleas
Sample pleas of not guilty-one Charge, one Specification:
To the Specification and the Charge:
Not guilty.
or
To the Specification of the Charge:
Not guilty.
To the Charge:
Not guilty.
Many Specifications and Charges; but plea to all consistent:
To all Specifications and Charges:
Not guilty.
One Charge and two Specifications:
To Specification 1 of the Charge:
Guilty.
To Specification 2 of the Charge:
Not guilty.
To the Charge:
Guilty.
Two Charges—one with one Specification and one with two Specifications:
To the Specification of Charge I:
Not guilty.
To Charge I:
Not guilty.
To Specification 1 of Charge II:
Guilty.
To Specification 2 of Charge II:
Not guilty.
To Charge II:
Guilty.
Guilty with exceptions and substitutions-(Charged with larceny but pleading
to the Lesser Included Offense (LIO) - wrongful appropriation):
To the Specification:
Guilty, except the word “steal”,
substituting therefor the words
“wrongful appropriate”; to the
excepted words, Not guilty, to
the substituted words, Guilty.
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