§ 16-33-203. Peremptory challenges — Panel
(a) Each party shall have three (3) peremptory challenges, which may be made orally. (b) (1) However, if either party desires a panel, the court shall cause the names of twenty-four (24) competent jurors, written upon separate slips of paper, to be placed in a box to be kept for that purpose, from which the […]
§ 16-33-301. Challenge to grand juror
(a) Every person held to answer a criminal charge may object to the competency of anyone summoned to serve as a grand juror, before he is sworn, on the ground that he is the prosecutor or complainant upon any charge against the person or that he is a witness on the part of the prosecution […]
§ 16-33-302. Challenge to trial jurors generally
A challenge is an objection to the trial jurors and is of two (2) kinds: (1) To the panel; (2) To the individual juror.
§ 16-32-109. Selection upon challenge by litigant
(a) (1) A challenge to the use of the names selected by the circuit clerk and placed in the jury wheel or box for the drawing of trial panels from the jury wheel or box may be made only by a litigant in a particular case. (2) (A) If the trial judge sustains the challenge […]
§ 16-32-110. Electronic random selection
Beginning January 1, 1998, and thereafter, during every step in the procedure for the selection of grand jurors and petit jurors, electronic devices or mechanical devices shall be utilized to assure the random selection of all jury panels.
§ 16-32-111. Confidentiality of juror information — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “juror information” means: (1) An original or a copy of a list of potential jurors; (2) A list of potential jurors who were sworn and qualified; (3) Any response to a juror questionnaire; and (4) A list of an individual venire panel. (b) Upon application by any person and […]
§ 16-32-201. Selection of grand jury
(a) (1) The selecting, summoning, and impaneling of a grand jury shall be as prescribed by law. (2) (A) Circuit courts to which criminal cases are assigned may call grand jurors from the jury wheel or box from which petit jurors are drawn, or the circuit judge may direct the circuit clerk to provide the […]
§ 16-32-202. Selection, summons, and composition of trial generally
(a) The jurors for the trial of criminal prosecutions shall be selected and summoned as provided by law. (b) (1) Juries shall be composed of twelve (12) jurors. (2) However, cases other than felonies may be tried by a jury of fewer than twelve (12) jurors by agreement of the parties.
§ 16-32-203. Selection for misdemeanor trial
The jury, for the trial of all prosecutions for misdemeanors, shall be selected in the following manner: (1) Each party shall have three (3) peremptory challenges, which may be made orally; and (2) (A) The court shall cause the names of twenty-four (24) competent jurors, written upon separate slips of paper, to be placed in […]
§ 16-32-301. Enhanced prospective juror pool
(a) The pool of names from which prospective jurors are chosen may be expanded from the list of registered voters to include the list of licensed drivers and persons issued an identification card under § 27-16-805. (b) The qualifications for serving on a jury under § 16-31-101 and the disqualifications under § 16-31-102 shall apply […]