GroundRules
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1217: Number of peremptory challenges.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.
- SUBCHAPTER XII. TRIAL PROCEDURE IN SUPERIOR COURT.
- Article 72. Selecting and Impaneling the Jury.
(a) Capital cases.
(1) Each defendant is allowed 14 challenges.
(2) The State is allowed 14 challenges for each defendant.
(b) Noncapital cases.
(1) Each defendant is allowed six challenges.
(2) The State is allowed six challenges for each defendant.
(c) Each party is entitled to one peremptory challenge for each alternate juror in addition to any unused challenges. (1977, c. 711, s. 1.)
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