Should the jury charged with any case be delayed in rendering its verdict so that it could not be present to be drawn from in making the list to form a second jury, then the clerk shall present to the parties or their attorneys a list containing the names of twenty jurors to be drawn by the clerk from the remaining jurors in the manner provided in Section 14-7-1050, from which list the parties or their attorneys shall alternately strike, as provided in Section 14-7-1050 until twelve are left who shall constitute the jury.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 38-207; 1952 Code Section 38-207; 1942 Code Section 634; 1932 Code Section 634; Civ. P. '22 Section 574; Civ. C. '12 Section 4042; Civ. C. '02 Section 2940; 1901 (23) 633; 1902 (23) 1069; 1904 (24) 413; 1909 (26) 48; 1939 (41) 74; 1976 Code Section 14-7-1070; 1986 Act No. 340, Section 3, eff March 10, 1986.
Editor's Note
Provisions relative to impaneling a jury in default cases or in cases where the right to strike a jury has been waived, which formerly appeared in this section, can now be found in Section 14-7-1090.