(a) The state shall be entitled to ten (10) peremptory challenges in prosecutions for capital murder, § 5-10-101, treason, § 5-51-201, or capital rape, § 5-14-114, to six (6) peremptory challenges in prosecutions for all other felonies, and to three (3) peremptory challenges in prosecutions for misdemeanors.
(b) The defendant shall be entitled to twelve (12) peremptory challenges in prosecutions for capital murder, § 5-10-101, treason, § 5-51-201, or capital rape, § 5-14-114, to eight (8) peremptory challenges in prosecutions for all other felonies, and to three (3) peremptory challenges in prosecutions for misdemeanors.