Rhode Island General Laws 9-10-6. Service prohibited unless name drawn
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No person shall serve on any grand or petit jury in the courts of this state unless he or she shall have been drawn as hereinbefore provided.
History of Section.
P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 24; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 24; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 22; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 20; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-6.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 9-10-6
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Petit jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.