Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 19.26. Jury Impaneled
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Art. 19.26. [357] [408] [396] JURY IMPANELED. (a) When
fourteen qualified jurors are found to be present, the court shall
proceed to impanel the grand jury, unless a challenge is made, which
may be to the array or to any particular person presented to serve
as a grand juror or an alternate.
(b) The grand jury is composed of not more than twelve
qualified jurors. In addition, the court shall qualify and impanel
not more than two alternates to serve on disqualification or
unavailability of a juror during the term of the grand jury. On
learning that a grand juror has become disqualified or unavailable
during the term of the grand jury, the attorney representing the
state shall prepare an order for the court identifying the
disqualified or unavailable juror, stating the basis for the
disqualification or unavailability, dismissing the disqualified or
unavailable juror from the grand jury, and naming one of the
alternates as a member of the grand jury. The procedure established
by this subsection may be used on disqualification or
unavailability of a second grand juror during the term of the grand
jury. For purposes of this subsection, a juror is unavailable if
the juror is unable to participate fully in the duties of the grand
jury because of the death of the juror or a physical or mental
illness of the juror.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1065, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1,
1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 889, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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Last modified: August 11, 2007
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