Section 21.33 Method by Which Additional Jurors Are Summoned

LibraryCriminal Practice 2012 Supp

7. (§21.33) Method by Which Additional Jurors Are Summoned

If an insufficient number of jurors is summoned, the court can direct the sheriff to round up bystanders to serve as jurors. Section 494.435, RSMo 2000, provides:

Whenever there is an unanticipated shortage of available petit jurors drawn from a qualified jury list, the court may require the sheriff or a jury supervisor to summon a sufficient number of petit jurors from bystanders. If any party objects to bystanders being summoned, additional...

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