Tennessee § 40-18-106 - Jurors sworn together.
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§ 40-18-106. Jurors sworn together.
In impaneling a jury for the trial of any felony, the court shall not swear any of the jurors until the whole number is selected for a jury. Code 1858, § 5215 (deriv. Acts 1817, ch. 171 (172 in Scott's Revisal), § 6); Shan., § 7184; Code 1932, § 11748; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2511. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 25.64.
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