Title 15

Being a citizen or resident of a municipal corporation shall not render a person incompetent to serve as a juror in cases in which the municipal corporation is a party or is interested. (Ga. L. 1874, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 1875, p. 96, §§ 1, 2; Code 1882, § 1672f; Civil Code 1895, § …

A member of an electric membership corporation shall not be incompetent, based solely on such membership, to serve as a juror in a case in which the electric membership corporation is a party or is interested; provided, however, that if the judge in such case finds that the natur…

Each panel of the trial jury shall take the following oath: ‘‘You shall well and truly try each case submitted to you during the present term and a true verdict give, according to the law as given you in charge and the opinion you entertain of the evidence produced to you, to the…

Clark, 206 Ga. App. 85, 424 S.E.2d 368 (1992). Other Substitution of indictment permissible. — If on a prosecution for the offense of rape, after a plea of not guilty had been entered on an indictment, and after the voir dire questions had been propounded to a panel of 12 jurors,…

The following oath shall be administered to all bailiffs on duty in any court in this state conducting a jury trial: ‘‘You shall take all juries committed to your charge to the jury room or some other private and convenient place designated by the court and you shall not allow th…

The governing authority of each county shall provide facilities for the impaneling of juries and for their deliberations. Jury deliberation rooms shall ensure the privacy of the jurors and include space, furnishings, and facilities conducive to reaching a fair verdict. The delibe…

(a) At any time during the trial of a civil or criminal case, except in capital cases, either before or during jury deliberation, the judge may, in his discretion, allow the jury to be separated and the members thereof to be dispersed under appropriate instructions. (b) Where dur…

On and after July 1, 2012, when any person stands indicted for a felony, the court shall have impaneled 30 jurors from which the defense and prosecution may strike jurors; provided, however, that in any case in which the state announces its intention to seek the death penalty, th…

The clerk shall provide the prosecuting attorney and the accused with the names and identifying information relative to prospective jurors for the case being tried. (Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 229, § 4; Code 1863, § 4566; Code 1868, § 4586; Code 1873, § 4679; Code 1882, § 4679; Penal Cod…

The accused may, in writing, challenge the array for any cause going to show that it was not fairly or properly impaneled or ought not to be put upon him. The court shall determine the sufficiency of the challenge at once. If sustained, a new panel shall be ordered; if not sustai…

Cwikla v. State, 313 Ga. App. 526, 722 S.E.2d 156 (2012). Juror employed as security guard. — Trial court did not err in refusing to strike for cause a juror who apparently was employed as a private security guard. The decision which held that police officers, employed full-time,…

(a) On voir dire examination in a felony trial, the jurors shall be asked the following questions: (1) ‘‘Have you, for any reason, formed and expressed any opinion in regard to the guilt or innocence of the accused?’’ If the juror answers in the negative, the question in paragrap…

Every person accused of a felony may peremptorily challenge nine of the jurors impaneled to try him or her. The state shall be allowed the same number of peremptory challenges allowed to the accused; provided, however, that in any case in which the state announces its intention t…

If a juror is found competent and is not challenged peremptorily by the state, he shall be put upon the accused. Unless he is challenged peremptorily by the accused, the juror shall be sworn to try the case. (Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 229, § 11; Code 1863, § 4571; Code 1868, § 4591; Cod…

If known to a party or his counsel, any objections to a juror for cause shall be made before the juror is sworn in the case. After a juror has been found competent, no other or further investigation before triers or otherwise shall be had, provided that newly discovered evidence …

Whenever in the opinion of a judge of a superior court any felony trial is likely to be a protracted one, immediately after the jury has been impaneled and sworn the court shall direct the calling of one or more additional jurors to be known as ‘‘alternate jurors.’’ (Ga. L. 1957,…

On and after July 1, 2012, alternate jurors shall be chosen from the same county master jury list and in the same manner and have the same qualifications as the jurors already sworn. They shall be subject to the same examination and challenges. The number of alternate jurors shal…

Alternate jurors shall take the same oath as the jurors already selected. They shall be seated near the jury, with equal opportunity for seeing and hearing the proceedings, and shall attend at all times upon the trial with the jury. They shall obey all orders and admonitions of t…

Upon final submission of the case to the jury, the alternate jurors shall not retire with the jury of 12 for deliberation but may be discharged. However, if the court deems it advisable, it may direct that one or more of the alternate jurors be kept in the custody of the sheriff …

Green v. State, 298 Ga. App. 301, 680 S.E.2d 156 (2009). Trial court, after conducting a proper and thorough inquiry, had ample factual and legal support for the court’s decision to remove a juror and thus did not abuse the court’s discretion. The court found that: (1) the juror …

Clark, 286 Ga. 11, 685 S.E.2d 72, 2009 Ga. LEXIS 643 (2009). No material factor identified under O.C.G.A. § 48-5-299. — Grant of summary judgment to the taxpayers in the taxpayers’ respective assessment appeals was upheld because the county board’s stated basis for increasing the …