{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13928","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 13928","heading":"Jury.","body":"(a) Jury.--The coroner may summon a jury of six individuals and two alternates to be selected from the jury panels of the court of common pleas.\n(b) Function.--The function of the jury shall be to determine the manner of death and if a criminal act or neglect of a known or unknown individual caused the death. The jury shall be paid as provided by law in the same manner as jury members serving the court of common pleas.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 139 CORONER","SUBCHAPTER B GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=139\u0026sctn=28\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"44b5c586e4644ebe24eda927b0a1df17cf5d901de650a2704ac3dfef284e42cb","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13927","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13929"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}