420 - Form of objection or denial.

§  420.  Form  of  objection or denial. If the defendant object to the  sufficiency of the impeachment, the objection must be  in  writing,  but  need  not  be  in  any specific form; it being sufficient, if it present  intelligibly the grounds of the objection. If he deny the truth  of  the  impeachment,  the  denial  may  be  oral,  and without oath, and must be  entered upon the minutes.