Standing Mute, etc. Act 1533

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Standing Mute, etc. Act 1533
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for standing mute, and peremptory Challenge.
Citation25 Hen. 8. c. 3
Dates
Royal assent30 March 1534

The Standing Mute, etc. Act 1533 (25 Hen. 8. c. 3) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It stated that anyone who refused to plead in a criminal trial would not be eligible for benefit of clergy.