Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-101 Grand jurors - term - additional juries
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(1) Grand juries shall not be drawn, summoned, or required to attend the sitting of any court in any county in this state unless specially ordered by the court having jurisdiction to make such an order and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. The length of term s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-102 Number of jurors
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A grand jury shall consist of twelve persons, and the assent of nine jurors shall be necessary for the returning of a true bill; but, upon motion of the district attorney and for good cause shown, the court may cause to be convened, impaneled, and sworn a grand jury consisting of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-103 Selection of jury panel
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In drawing the list of jurors, the court shall select from no less than seventy-five names thereon and from such additional lists of names as the court may order, or from such lesser number as may be called to serve as jurors, the names of either twelve or twenty-three persons wh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-104 Foreman appointed - duties
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Before a grand jury at any term of court is sworn or affirmed, the court shall appoint a foreman of such jury and an alternate foreman to act in the absence of the foreman, and such foreman or alternate foreman has power to administer an oath or affirmation to any and all witness…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-105 Oath of foreman - jurors
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(1) Before a grand jury enters upon its duties, an oath or affirmation shall be administered to the foreman, as follows: You, as foreman of this inquest, do solemnly swear or affirm that you will diligently inquire into, and true presentment make, of all such matters and things a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-106 Attendance excused - discharged - prospective jurors
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At any time for cause shown, the court may excuse a grand juror permanently and, if so excused, the court shall select a replacement grand juror from one of the four alternate grand jurors chosen pursuant to section 13-72-103. The excuse or discharge of a grand juror shall be in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-107 Juror giving information - oath
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When any member of a grand jury gives information touching any matter pending before such jury, he shall take an oath or affirmation in the same manner as other witnesses. Source: L. 70: R&RE, p. 245, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 78-6-7.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-108 Sealing of indictment
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The court, upon motion of the district attorney, shall order the indictment to be sealed and no person may disclose the existence of the indictment until the defendant is in custody or has been admitted to bail except when necessary for the issuance or execution of a warrant or s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-109 Impaneling of judicial district grand jury - county grand jury unnecessary
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If a judicial district grand jury is impaneled pursuant to article 74 of this title, there is no need to impanel a county grand jury pursuant to this article.