Does a not guilty plea put in issue the elements of the charged offenses?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Davis, B270884 (Cal. App. 2017):
Cal.4th at p. 146 ["Defendant's not guilty plea put in issue all the elements of the charged offenses"]; see People v. Rowland (1992) 4 Cal.4th 238, 260 ["[A] factlike defendant's intentgenerally becomes 'disputed' when it is raised by a plea of not guilty or a denial of an allegation"].)
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