Tennessee § 22-3-102 - Challenge for general causes of incompetency.
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§ 22-3-102. Challenge for general causes of incompetency.
Either party to an action may challenge for cause any person presented as a petit juror, in either a civil or criminal proceeding, who is incompetent to act as a juror under chapter 1 of this title or who has completed a jury service term in any court of this state within the previous twenty-four (24) months. Acts 2008, ch. 1159, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 3, §§ 22-3-101 — 22-3-105 (Code 1858, §§ 4009 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 1, §§ 6, 9), 4010 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 60, § 1; 1843-1844, ch. 134, § 3), 4012 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 60, § 1); Acts 1879, ch. 108; impl. am. Acts 1883, ch. 198, § 1; Shan., §§ 5820–5822, 5824; Code 1932, §§ 10015-10017, 10019; Acts 1955, ch. 281, § 1; 1965, ch. 31, §§ 1, 2; 1968, ch. 608, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 22-301 — 22-304; Acts 1977, ch. 100, § 1; T.C.A., § 22-501), concerning examination and challenge of furors, was repealed by Acts 2008, ch. 1159, § 1, effective January 1, 2009. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Jury, §§ 20-23, 32. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189. Rethinking Independence: The Lack of an Effective Remedy for Improper For-Cause Removals (Tracey A. Hardin), 50 Vand. L. Rev. 197 (1997).
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