Jurors attending court held by any judge may be directed by the judge to attend court held by any other judge in the same judicial district.
(1949 Rev., S. 7921; 1949, March, 1950, 1955, S. 3173d; 1963, P.A. 206; P.A. 73-64; P.A. 76-436, S. 383, 681; P.A. 77-576, S. 16, 65; P.A. 78-280, S. 90, 127; P.A. 82-248, S. 128; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-5, S. 17, 18; P.A. 84-393, S. 13, 18, 20; P.A. 94-169, S. 16, 20.)
History: 1963 act decreased maximum court attendance from eight to four weeks, adding provision for presiding judge determining lesser periods; P.A. 73-64 added exception to provision prohibiting impaneling of juror in new case after he has attended court for four weeks or lesser periods as determined by presiding judge; P.A. 76-436 added reference to judicial districts and revised section to reflect transfer of common pleas court functions to superior court by deleting references to the court of common pleas, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-576 deleted reference to counties; P.A. 78-280 revised provision re impaneling of jurors in new cases to replace reference to court “session” with “three-month period”, reflecting fact that court now sits continuously; P.A. 82-248 rephrased section but made no substantive changes; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-5 repealed section effective July 1, 1985; P.A. 84-393 repealed June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-5, thereby reviving section, and made provisions of Subsec. (a) applicable to jurors selected and summoned to serve on or before August 31, 1986, and added Subsec. (b) re attendance in court applicable to jurors selected and summoned to serve on or after September 1, 1986; P.A. 94-169 eliminated obsolete provisions, effective July 1, 1994.
Retaining jury beyond term in New Haven Court of Common Pleas. 67 C. 581. Cited. 237 C. 454.
Cited. 40 CA 762.