Rule 11 – Pleas

(a) Alternatives.(1)In General. A defendant may plead not guilty, guilty or nolo contendere. If a defendant refuses to plead or a defendant corporation fails to appear, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty. (2)Conditional Pleas. With the approval of the court...

Rule 10 – Arraignment

Arraignment shall be conducted in open court and shall consist of reading the indictment or information to the defendant, unless he intelligently waives such reading, and calling on him to plead thereto. Vt. R. Crim. P. 10