Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:451.12 – Challenging or excusing jurors after acceptance
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 48:451.12
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
Although the entire jury may have been accepted and sworn, up to the beginning of the taking of evidence, a juror may be challenged for cause by either side or be excused either for cause or by consent of both sides, and the panel completed in the ordinary course.
Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 30, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.