§ 9-12 – Supplemental jurors from other counties.
9-12. Supplemental jurors from other counties. (a) On motion of any party or the State, or on his own motion, any judge of the superior court, if he is of the opinion that it is necessary in order to provide a fair trial in any case, and regardless of whether he will preside over the […]
§ 9-13 – Penalty for disobeying summons.
9-13. Penalty for disobeying summons. Every person summoned to appear as a juror who has not been excused, and who fails to appear and attend until duly discharged, shall be subject to a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), to be imposed by the court, unless he renders an excuse deemed sufficient. The […]
§ 9-14 – Jury sworn; judge decides competency.
9-14. Jury sworn; judge decides competency. The clerk shall, at the beginning of court, swear all jurors who have not been selected as grand jurors. Each juror shall take (i) the oath required by Section 7 of Article VI of the Constitution of North Carolina, by swearing or affirming to support and maintain the Constitution […]
§ 9-15 – Questioning jurors without challenge; challenges for cause.
9-15. Questioning jurors without challenge; challenges for cause. (a) The court, and any party to an action, or his counsel of record shall be allowed, in selecting the jury, to make direct oral inquiry of any prospective juror as to the fitness and competency of any person to serve as a juror, without having such […]
§ 9-16 – Exemption from civil arrest.
9-16. Exemption from civil arrest. No sheriff or other officer shall arrest under civil process any juror during his attendance at or going to and returning from any session of the superior or district court. Any such arrest shall be invalid, and the defendant on motion shall be discharged. (1779, c. 157, s. 10, P.R.; […]
§ 9-17 – Jurors impaneled to try case furnished with accommodations; separation of jurors.
9-17. Jurors impaneled to try case furnished with accommodations; separation of jurors. A jury, impaneled to try any cause, shall be put in charge of an officer of the court and shall be furnished with such accommodations as the court may order, and the accommodations shall be paid for by the parties or by the […]
§ 9-18 – Alternate jurors.
9-18. Alternate jurors. (a) Civil Cases. Whenever the presiding judge deems it appropriate, one or more alternate jurors may be selected in the same manner as the regular trial panel of jurors in the case. Each party shall be entitled to two peremptory challenges as to each such alternate juror, in addition to any unexpended […]
§ 9-19 – Peremptory challenges in civil cases.
9-19. Peremptory challenges in civil cases. The clerk, before a jury is impaneled to try the issues in any civil suit, shall read over the names of the prospective jurors in the presence and hearing of the parties or their counsel; and the parties, or their counsel for them, may challenge peremptorily eight jurors without […]
§ 9-20 – Civil cases having several plaintiffs or several defendants; challenges apportioned; discretion of judge.
9-20. Civil cases having several plaintiffs or several defendants; challenges apportioned; discretion of judge. (a) When there are two or more defendants in a civil action, the presiding judge, if it appears that there are antagonistic interests between the defendants, may in the judge’s discretion apportion among the defendants the challenges now allowed by law, […]
§ 9-21 – Peremptory challenges in criminal cases governed by Chapter 15A.
9-21. Peremptory challenges in criminal cases governed by Chapter 15A. Peremptory challenges in criminal cases are governed by Article 72, Selecting and Impaneling the Jury, of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes. (22 Hen. VIII, c. 14, s. 6; 33 Edw. I, c. 4; 1777, c. 115, s. 85, P.R.; 1801, c. 592, s. 1, […]