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Título 15. COURTS · Capítulo 12. JURIES · Artículo 5. TRIAL JURIES · Parte 1. IN GENERAL

15-12-134. Challenge of juror in civil case for desire or expression of opinion as to which party should prevail; hearing.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. In all civil cases it shall be good cause of challenge that a juror has expressed an opinion as to which party ought to prevail or that he has a wish or desire as to which shall succeed. Upon challenge made by either party upon either of these grounds, it shall be the duty of the court to hear the competent evidence respecting the challenge as shall be submitted by either party, the juror being a competent witness. The court shall determine the challenge according to the opinion it entertains of the evidence adduced thereon.

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History

Penal Code 1895, § 855; Penal Code 1910, § 859; Code 1933, § 59-705; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1082, § 2; Ga. L. 1951, p. 214, § 2.

Cross references

Incompetency of person to serve as juror in divorce case for having conscientious scruples as to granting of divorces, § 19-5-9.

Law reviews

For article comparing sections of the Georgia Civil Practice Act (§ 9-11-1 et seq.) with preexisting provisions of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 295 (1967). For article, ‘‘Practitioner’s Note Jury Selection: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?,’’ see 23 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 617 (2007).

Otras notas

History of Code section.
The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decisions in Justices of Inferior Court of Pike Co. v. Griffin & West Point Plane Road Co., 15 Ga. 39 (1854), and Hilton & Dodge Lumber Co. v. Ingram, 135 Ga. 696, 70 S.E. 234 (1911).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t15-ch12-24-(v13a)-2015-pdf.pdf, Volumen V13A, edición 2015, página 112; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo 3ead04cf60ab.