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16-32-105. Drawing for petit jurors.
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16-32-105. Drawing for petit jurors.
(a)(1) After the names have been placed in the wheel or box and not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the first jury trial in the year for which the prospective jurors have been selected, the circuit judge shall enter an order which shall be spread of record stating a time and place for the initial drawing for the names of petit jurors from the wheel or box.
(2) At the time and place designated, the wheel or box shall be unlocked in open court.
(3) After the names have been thoroughly mixed, the circuit judge shall cause to be drawn the number of names which in his or her opinion shall be necessary to provide a panel of qualified petit jurors for the trial of cases, after excuses from attendance have been granted to those who are entitled to be excused.
(4) As the names are drawn, they shall be recorded in the same order by the circuit clerk in a book to be provided for that purpose, and if the name of any person known to have died or found by the court upon inquiry to be unfit and disqualified under § 16-31-102(a) is drawn, that name shall be put aside and not used and a notation of the discarding of the name and reason therefor shall be made in the jury book.
(5) The same procedures outlined in this section shall be followed in the event all of the jurors whose names are listed in the jury book shall be excused from further service.
(b) The drawing and recording of jurors under subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section may be accomplished by a computerized random jury selection process.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-32-105
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16-32-105. Drawing for petit jurors.
(a)(1) After the names have been placed in the wheel or box and not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the first jury trial in the year for which the prospective jurors have been selected, the circuit judge shall enter an order which shall be spread of record stating a time and place for the initial drawing for the names of petit jurors from the wheel or box.
(2) At the time and place designated, the wheel or box shall be unlocked in open court.
(3) After the names have been thoroughly mixed, the circuit judge shall cause to be drawn the number of names which in his or her opinion shall be necessary to provide a panel of qualified petit jurors for the trial of cases, after excuses from attendance have been granted to those who are entitled to be excused.
(4) As the names are drawn, they shall be recorded in the same order by the circuit clerk in a book to be provided for that purpose, and if the name of any person known to have died or found by the court upon inquiry to be unfit and disqualified under § 16-31-102(a) is drawn, that name shall be put aside and not used and a notation of the discarding of the name and reason therefor shall be made in the jury book.
(5) The same procedures outlined in this section shall be followed in the event all of the jurors whose names are listed in the jury book shall be excused from further service.
(b) The drawing and recording of jurors under subdivisions (a)(1)-(5) of this section may be accomplished by a computerized random jury selection process.
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16-31-102. Disqualifications.
(a) The following persons are disqualified to act as grand or petit jurors:
(1) Persons who do not meet the qualifications of § 16-31-101;
(2) Persons who are unable to speak or understand the English language;
(3) Persons who are unable to read or write the English language, except that the circuit judge, in the exercise of his discretion, may waive these requirements when the persons are otherwise found to be capable of performing the duties of jurors;
(4) Persons who have been convicted of a felony and have not been pardoned;
(5) Persons who are:
(A) Not of good character or approved integrity;
(B) Lacking in sound judgment or reasonable information;
(C) Intemperate; or
(D) Not of good behavior;
(6) Persons who, by reason of a physical or mental disability, are unable to render satisfactory jury service, except that no person shall be disqualified solely on the basis of loss of hearing or sight in any degree; and
(7) Persons who are less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time they are required to appear.
(b) Except by the consent of all the parties, no person shall serve as a petit juror in any case who:
(1) Is related to any party or attorney in the cause within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity;
(2) Is expected to appear as a witness or has been summoned to appear as a witness in the cause;
(3) Has formed or expressed an opinion concerning the matter in controversy which may influence his judgment;
(4) May have a material interest in the outcome of the case;
(5) Is biased or prejudiced for or against any party to the cause or is prevented by any relationship or circumstance from acting impartially; or
(6) Was a petit juror in a former trial of the cause or of another case involvin
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-31-102
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-31-102. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.