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11-4-23
Section 11-4-23 Duties generally. It shall be the duty of the county treasurer: (1) To receive
and keep the money of the county and disburse the same as below stated: a. To pay out of the
general fund of the county, on presentation and without being audited and allowed by the county
commission, all grand and petit juror certificates and to pay all other claims against the
general funds that must be allowed and audited only after they have been audited and allowed
and a warrant has issued therefor, but only to the extent so allowed, any warrant to the contrary
notwithstanding, and in making payments from said fund he shall observe the order of preference
as prescribed by Section 11-12-15. b. To keep in well-bound books separate registers of claims
presented against the general fund, the special fund if any and the fine and forfeiture fund.
c. To number and register in the order in which they are presented all claims against the
general fund which have been audited and allowed by the...
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12-16-201
Section 12-16-201 When grand jurors may be required to disclose testimony of witnesses. A grand
juror may be required by any court to disclose the testimony of any witness examined before
the grand jury for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is consistent with the testimony
given by the witness before the court or on a charge of perjury against him. (Code 1852, §557;
Code 1867, §4107; Code 1876, §4780; Code 1886, §4351; Code 1896, §5037; Code 1907, §7298;
Code 1923, §8680; Code 1940, T. 30, §87.)...
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13A-11-164
Section 13A-11-164 Refusal to testify by printer of libel or defamation. The printer or proprietor
of any newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel, the publication of which is punishable
under this article, who refuses, when summoned, to appear and testify before either the grand
or petit jury respecting the publication of such newspaper, handbill, advertisement or libel
(not having a good excuse, to be determined by the court), is guilty of a contempt and also
of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction of such misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than $20.00
nor more than $300.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail, or sentenced to hard
labor for the county for not more than six months. (Code 1852, §14; Code 1867, §3554; Code
1876, §4108; Code 1886, §3774; Code 1896, §5066; Code 1907, §7341; Code 1923, §4924;
Code 1940, T. 14, §351; Code 1975, §13-6-204.)...
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12-16-78
Section 12-16-78 Drawing of names from jury box for juries in probate court; summoning and
drawing of jurors; certification to jury commission of names of persons disqualified, exempt
and empaneled. Whenever a jury is required to try any issue in a probate court of the county,
other than inquisition proceedings regarding mental illness, the probate judge shall procure
the jury box and key thereto and shall draw from the jury box as many names as he may think
necessary, in no case less than 24, and shall immediately return the key and box to the proper
custodian thereof respectively. After each name is drawn, it shall not be returned to the
jury box and there shall be no selection of names, and the probate judge shall make and file
a record of the drawing and issue an order to the sheriff requiring him to summon the jurors,
and the probate judge shall draw the juries in the manner provided by this article, and the
judge shall call the names of those disqualified and exempt and those...
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13A-10-120
Section 13A-10-120 Definitions. (a) The definitions in Sections 13A-10-1, 13A-10-60 and 13A-10-100
are applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires. (b) The following definitions
are also applicable in this article: (1) JUROR. Any person who is a member of any jury, including
a grand jury, impaneled by any court of this state or by any public servant authorized by
law to impanel a jury. The term juror also includes any person who has been summoned or whose
name has been drawn to attend as a prospective juror. (2) TESTIMONY. Such term includes oral
or written statements, documents or any other material that may be offered as evidence in
an official proceeding. (Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §5001.)...
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12-16-100
Section 12-16-100 Drawing, selection, and empaneling of juries in criminal cases - Generally.
(a) In every criminal case the jury shall be drawn, selected and empaneled as follows: Upon
the trial by jury in the circuit courts of any person charged with a felony, including a capital
felony, a misdemeanor, or violation, the court shall require a strike list or lists to be
compiled from the names appearing on the master strike list as established in Section 12-16-74.
In compiling the list or lists, names of qualified jurors may be omitted on a nonselective
basis. A strike list shall be furnished for the trial of any case at hand and a copy thereof
given to all parties. The jurors whose names appear thereon shall be brought into open court,
the case shall be called and in the presence of the district attorney and the defendant and
his attorney, the jurors shall be examined on voir dire for the trial of the case at hand.
After the conclusion of the voir dire examination and the removal from...
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12-16-219
Section 12-16-219 Oath of secrecy; effect of refusal. Any prosecutor, grand jury foreman, or
circuit court may require all persons testifying in or before a grand jury to submit to an
oath or affirmation of secrecy. The failure of any witness to be so sworn shall not relieve
such witness of any criminal liability imposed by this division. (Acts 1979, No. 79-457, p.
745, §6.)...
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12-16-61
Section 12-16-61 Trial court jury box. The jury commission shall maintain a trial court jury
box and shall place therein the names or identifying numbers of all prospective jurors drawn
from the master jury box who are not disqualified from which grand juries and petit juries
are drawn as provided by law. (Acts 1978, No. 594, p. 712, §7.)...
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12-16-63
Section 12-16-63 Excusing prospective jurors from service. (a) The court, upon the request
of a prospective juror pursuant to this section, shall determine on the basis of information
provided during an interview with the prospective juror or based on other competent evidence
whether the prospective juror should be excused from jury service. (b) A person who is not
disqualified for jury service may apply to be excused from jury service by the court only
upon a showing of undue or extreme physical or financial hardship, a mental or physical condition
that incapacitates the person, or public necessity, for a period of up to 24 months, at the
conclusion of which the person may be directed to reappear for jury service in accordance
with the court's direction. (1) A person asking to be excused based on undue or extreme physical
or financial hardship shall take all actions necessary to have obtained a ruling on that request
by no later than the date on which the individual is scheduled to...
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12-1-8
Section 12-1-8 Cases in which courts may issue attachments and inflict summary punishment for
contempt. The powers of the several courts in this state to issue attachments and inflict
summary punishment for contempts shall not extend to any other cases than: (1) Disrespectful,
contemptuous or insolent behavior in court, tending in any way to diminish or impair the respect
due to judicial tribunals or to interrupt the due course of trial; (2) A breach of the peace,
boisterous conduct, violent disturbance or any other act calculated to disturb or obstruct
the administration of justice, committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as
to have that effect; (3) The misbehavior of any officer of the court in his official transactions
or the disobedience or resistance of any officer of the court, party, juror, witness or any
other person to any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree or command thereof; (4) Deceit
or the abuse of the process of the proceedings of the court by...
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