Idaho § 19-1008 - Manner of filling panel after sustaining challenge

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 19-1008 — Manner of filling panel after sustaining challenge, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 19-1008. Manner of filling panel after sustaining challenge

If more than three challenges to individual grand jurors are allowed to the same defendant in reference to the same charge, the court must fill the panel to sixteen as to that charge by causing a sufficient number of competent jurors from those summoned and not before called, or if a sufficient number are not in attendance, then from the bystanders or from the body of the county to be sworn to act as jurors with the regular panel, upon the examination of that charge; and, if necessary to secure the full number of sixteen competent jurors, the court may require the sheriff to summon the required number.

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Idaho Statutes § 19-1008 cover?

Section 19-1008 ("Manner of filling panel after sustaining challenge") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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