La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1767

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1767, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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Challenging or excusing jurors after acceptance

Official statutory text

Although the entire jury may have been accepted and sworn, up to the beginning of the taking of evidence, a juror may be challenged for cause by either side or be excused by the court for cause or by consent of both sides, and the panel completed in the ordinary course.

Acts 1983, No. 534, §5.

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