§806-49 Arraignment; plea of not guilty. If any person being arraigned upon any indictment for any offense pleads thereto a plea of "not guilty", the person shall by that plea without any further form, be deemed to have put oneself upon the country for trial, and the court shall in the usual manner order a jury for the trial of the person accordingly. [L 1876, c 40, §36; RL 1925, §4070; RL 1935, §5519; RL 1945, §10822; RL 1955, §258-32; HRS §711-49; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]

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