Section 420. Form of objection or denial  


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  • 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.