Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 6 - TRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES
Part C(1) - Impaneling Jury
Rule 635 - Exhaustion of the Jury Panel

Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 635

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

When a sufficient number of qualified jurors are not present to permit selection of a jury, the court shall:

(1) Require the officials designated by law to summon prospective jurors to summon and return immediately from the county at large as many qualified and competent persons as shall be necessary; or

(2) Order in writing that the officials designated by law to summon prospective jurors produce the jury wheel or master list in open court in the presence of the judge, and draw therefrom five names for each juror required. A venire shall then be issued requiring that those persons so drawn be brought into court at a time certain.

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