Standing Mute, etc. Act 1533 explained

Short Title:Standing Mute, etc. Act 1533
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of England
Long Title:An Act for standing mute, and peremptory Challenge.
Year:1533
Citation:25 Hen. 8. c. 3
Royal Assent:30 March 1534
Repealing Legislation:Criminal Law Act 1826
Status:repealed

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.