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Home » US Law » 2021 Tennessee Code » Title 22 - Juries and Jurors » Chapter 3 - Examination and Challenge of Jurors

§ 22-3-101. Absolute Right of Parties to Examine

Parties in civil and criminal cases or their attorneys shall have an absolute right to examine prospective jurors in such cases, notwithstanding any rule of procedure or practice of court to the contrary.

§ 22-3-102. Challenge for General Causes of Incompetency

Either party to an action may challenge for cause any person presented as a petit juror, in either a civil or criminal proceeding, who is incompetent to act as a juror under chapter 1 of this title or who has completed a jury service term in any court of this state within the previous twenty-four […]

§ 22-3-103. Challenge for Adverse Interest

Either party to an action may challenge for cause any person who has an adverse interest in a similar suit involving like questions of facts or involving the same parties.

§ 22-3-104. Peremptory Challenges — Effect of Consolidation of Cases

Either party to a civil action may challenge four (4) jurors without assigning any cause. In the event there is more than one (1) party plaintiff or more than one (1) party defendant in a civil action, four (4) additional challenges shall be allowed to such side or sides of the case; and the trial […]