La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 410
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 410, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Revising and supplementing the general venire
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A. At each commission meeting to revise and supplement the general venire, the commission shall examine the general venire list prepared at the previous selection of the general venire and shall delete therefrom the names of those persons who:
(1) Have served as civil or criminal jurors since the previous selection of the general venire; or
(2) Are known to have died or who have become disqualified to serve as jurors since their selection on the general venire.
B. The slips bearing the names of those persons deleted from the general venire list shall be removed from the general venire box.
C. The commission shall then supplement the list prepared at the previous commission meeting and the corresponding slips in the box by selecting a sufficient number of additional persons in compliance with Article 408 or Article 409 of this Code, whichever is applicable. Where the general venire list is maintained in a form suitable for use by a computer, the general venire shall likewise be deleted and supplemented as provided in this Article.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 755, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §26, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 791, §21.
(1) Have served as civil or criminal jurors since the previous selection of the general venire; or
(2) Are known to have died or who have become disqualified to serve as jurors since their selection on the general venire.
B. The slips bearing the names of those persons deleted from the general venire list shall be removed from the general venire box.
C. The commission shall then supplement the list prepared at the previous commission meeting and the corresponding slips in the box by selecting a sufficient number of additional persons in compliance with Article 408 or Article 409 of this Code, whichever is applicable. Where the general venire list is maintained in a form suitable for use by a computer, the general venire shall likewise be deleted and supplemented as provided in this Article.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 755, §1; Acts 2013, No. 220, §26, eff. June 11, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 791, §21.
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