{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-29-2005","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2005","heading":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2005","body":"Except as otherwise provided in section 29-2004 for peremptory challenges to alternate jurors:\n\n(1) Every person arraigned for any crime punishable with death, or imprisonment for life, shall be admitted on his or her trial to a peremptory challenge of twelve jurors, and no more;\n\n(2) Every person arraigned for any offense that may be punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding eighteen months and less than life, shall be admitted to a peremptory challenge of six jurors;\n\n(3) In all other criminal trials, the defendant shall be allowed a peremptory challenge of three jurors; and\n\n(4) The attorney prosecuting on behalf of the state shall be admitted to a peremptory challenge of twelve jurors in all cases when the offense is punishable with death or imprisonment for life, six jurors when the offense is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding eighteen months and less than life, and three jurors in all other cases.\n\nG.S.1873, c. 58, § 467, p. 826;","path":["NE Code","Chapter 29"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=29-2005","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:21Z","sha256":"06cb57f609d5c2f0063e755c9110ad68a50c5916566bf26dea52c6b074d7df5f","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-29-2004","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-29-2006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}