T.P.I. -- CRIM. 1.01

CRIME CHARGED AND PLEA

            [¹The defendant, _______________________, is charged in [Count ____ of²] the indictment with the crime of  __________________. The defendant

                                                                           (name crime)

pleads not guilty to [this offense] [each and every offense in the indictment].]

            [³The defendant, _______________________, is charged in [Count ____ of⁴] the indictment with the crime of __________________. The offense

                                                                         (name crime)

necessarily includes the lesser offense[s] of ___________________________.

                                                                              (insert lesser included offense[s])

The defendant pleads not guilty to each [and every] offense embraced in the indictment.]

FOOTNOTES

1.  The first paragraph should be used in charging offenses where no lesser

      included offense is involved.

2.  This option should be used where a multi-count indictment is involved.       

     Repeat the first paragraph as necessary to cover more than one count.

3.  This second paragraph should be used, in lieu of the first paragraph, in

     charging offenses where any lesser included offense or offenses is or are

     involved.

4.  This option should be used where a multi-count indictment is involved where

     one or more of the counts includes a lesser offense.  Repeat the second

     paragraph as necessary to cover more than one count.