Mississippi Motion for Additional Peremptory Challenges
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A peremptory challenge results in the exclusion of a potential juror without the need for any reason or explanation - unless the opposing party presents a prima facie argument that this challenge was used to discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, or sex.
The State and each defendant in a noncapital case are entitled to six peremptory challenges. If there are co-defendants, the State gets six additional peremptory challenges per co-defendant.
Rule 81 requires use of a special summons which commands that the defendant appear and defend at a specific time and place set by order of the court and informs him or her that no answer is necessary.
Generally one is entitled to be excused from jury duty if he or she faces a personal hardship, business hardship, or has served on a jury in this court in the last two years. Further, a potential juror who is 65 years of age or older, may choose to be exempt from jury service.
However, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that peremptory challenges cannot be used to systematically strike prospective jurors from the panel on the basis of race (Batson v. Kentucky, 1986) or gender (J.E.B.
4th 1164, 1171) Per CCP §170.6 (a)(2), a peremptory challenge may not be made after the following things occur: The drawing of the name of the first juror; or. If a nonjury trial, after plaintiff's counsel makes his or her opening statement; or.
In California, for most cases the number of peremptory challenges available to each lawyer is ten so long as there is one defendant. For death penalty or life imprisonment cases where a single defendant is involved, each attorney is permitted 20 peremptory challenges.
In the case of a jury trial, both sides of the case are able to challenge the seating of a juror due to cause. Some reasons might include actual biases of the juror, inability of the juror to effectively communicate, or the inability of the juror to understand the facts presented in trial.
