25-7-202. Judge or jury commissioner to draw ballots. When an issue of fact to be tried by a jury is brought to trial, the district judge or jury commissioner in the presence of two witnesses must openly draw out of the trial juror box as many of the ballots with the names of jurors thereon, one after another, as are sufficient to form a jury for the cause to be tried. Upon stipulation of counsel, the court may order such jurors to be seated in the order drawn.
History: En. Sec. 1050, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6731, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 35, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 9334, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 600; re-en. Sec. 9334, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 151, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 3, L. 1939; R.C.M. 1947, 93-5001; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 379, L. 1983.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
25-7-201. When a jury is to be selected
25-7-202. Judge or jury commissioner to draw ballots
25-7-203. Drawing a new jury when another is impaneled
25-7-204. Mode of drawing ballots
25-7-205. Persons drawn and approved to form jury
25-7-206. Procedure when insufficient number attend
25-7-208. Ballots of jurors who have been sworn
25-7-209. Ballots of jurors not sworn
25-7-211. through 25-7-220 reserved
25-7-221. Challenges to jurors and the jury
25-7-222. Challenges to the array or panel