Section 12-16-82 – Effect of Failure of Person Summoned as Juror to Obey Summons.
Section 12-16-82 Effect of failure of person summoned as juror to obey summons. If any person summoned as a grand or petit juror shall fail to obey such summons without good excuse, to be determined by the court, he or she shall be deemed guilty of a contempt of court; and, if no sufficient excuse […]
Section 12-16-83 – Unlawfully Placing in or Withdrawing Names From Jury Box, Destruction, etc., of Jury Box, Etc.
Section 12-16-83 Unlawfully placing in or withdrawing names from jury box, destruction, etc., of jury box, etc. Any person who shall unlawfully place in or withdraw from the jury box any name or names of persons or destroy, conceal or remove such jury box or place on or erase from the jury roll the name […]
Section 12-16-85 – Attempting to Influence Jury Commissioner or Other Officer Selecting, Drawing, Summoning, etc., Jurors or Juries.
Section 12-16-85 Attempting to influence jury commissioner or other officer selecting, drawing, summoning, etc., jurors or juries. Any person who attempts, otherwise than by bribery, to influence any jury commissioner or any other officer charged with the execution of any duty concerning the selecting, drawing, summoning, empaneling or organizing of jurors or juries shall, on […]
Section 12-16-86 – Performance of Act With Intent to Affect Fair Drawing of Jury by Probate Judge, Jury Commissioner, County Commissioner, Etc.
Section 12-16-86 Performance of act with intent to affect fair drawing of jury by probate judge, jury commissioner, county commissioner, etc. Any person who does an act calculated to affect the fair drawing of a jury and with intent to affect the same shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $200.00 nor more than […]
Section 12-16-87 – Summoning of Persons for Jury by Sheriff, etc., With Intent to Produce Result Favorable to Party in Action Before Court.
Section 12-16-87 Summoning of persons for jury by sheriff, etc., with intent to produce result favorable to party in action before court. Any sheriff or other officer having a discretion in summoning jurors who summons any person with intent to produce a result favorable to any party having a case in the court in which […]
Section 12-16-88 – Connivance by Sheriff at Commission by Constable, Deputy, etc., of Offense Prohibited by Section 12-16-87.
Section 12-16-88 Connivance by sheriff at commission by constable, deputy, etc., of offense prohibited by Section 12-16-87. Any sheriff who connives at the commission of the offense prohibited by Section 12-16-87 by any constable, bailiff or deputy sheriff shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than five […]
Section 12-16-89 – Negligent Failure of Sheriff or Deputy to Summon Juror.
Section 12-16-89 Negligent failure of sheriff or deputy to summon juror. If the sheriff or any deputy shall negligently fail to summon any person to serve as a juror whom he is commanded to summon, he shall be held and deemed guilty of a contempt of court and shall be fined not more than $100.00 […]
Section 12-16-70 – Names of Prospective Jurors Provided From Master Jury List; Preparation of List; Summons.
Section 12-16-70 Names of prospective jurors provided from master jury list; preparation of list; summons. When jurors, grand or petit, are needed for court, the judge, or where there are more than one, then any one of the judges of the court, shall at a time within his or her discretion, but at least 20 […]
Section 12-16-90 – Provisions of Article as to Selection, Drawing, Summoning, etc., of Jurors Directory; Powers, etc., of Jurors Selected, Drawn, Summoned, etc., Under Article.
Section 12-16-90 Provisions of article as to selection, drawing, summoning, etc., of jurors directory; powers, etc., of jurors selected, drawn, summoned, etc., under article. (a) The provisions of this article as to the selection, drawing, summoning or empaneling of jurors are directory merely and not mandatory. (b) The jurors selected, drawn, summoned and empaneled under […]
Section 12-16-72 – When Juries for Next Session of Court Drawn by Presiding Judge.
Section 12-16-72 When juries for next session of court drawn by presiding judge. If for any reason the judge of the court fails to draw the juries as required in Section 12-16-70 before the 20 days mentioned therein, the clerk of such court shall notify the presiding judge and he shall, upon receiving such notification, […]