{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1217","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1217","heading":"Number of peremptory challenges.","body":"(a)\tCapital cases.\n(1)\tEach defendant is allowed 14 challenges.\n(2)\tThe State is allowed 14 challenges for each defendant.\n(b)\tNoncapital cases.\n(1)\tEach defendant is allowed six challenges.\n(2)\tThe State is allowed six challenges for each defendant.\n(c)\tEach party is entitled to one peremptory challenge for each alternate juror in addition to any unused challenges. (1977, c. 711, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER XII. TRIAL PROCEDURE IN SUPERIOR COURT.","Article 72. Selecting and Impaneling the Jury."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-1217.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"4a0f5b3b571f218ae1855c87e6e962029e9e20e5cc7abd9435d2d8c2443e2562","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1216","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-1218-through-15a-1220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}