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Part 1. General Provisions
46-16-101. Who given precedence on calendar - 46-16-101. Who given precedence on calendar. Prosecutions against defendants held...
46-16-102. Renumbered 46-16-110 - 46-16-102. Renumbered 46-16-110. Code Commissioner, 1991.
46-16-103. Who decides questions of law and fact - 46-16-103. Who decides questions of law and fact. (1) All...
46-16-104. Plea of not guilty - 46-16-104. Plea of not guilty. The plea of not guilty...
46-16-105. Plea of guilty -- use of two-way electronic audio-video communication - 46-16-105. Plea of guilty -- use of two-way electronic audio-video...
46-16-106. Time to prepare for trial - 46-16-106. Time to prepare for trial. After plea, the defendant...
46-16-107. Repealed - 46-16-107. Repealed. Sec. 49, Ch. 262, L. 1993. History: En....
46-16-108. Repealed - 46-16-108. Repealed. Sec. 263, Ch. 800, L. 1991. History: En....
46-16-109. reserved - 46-16-109 reserved.
46-16-110. Right to jury trial -- waiver - 46-16-110. Right to jury trial -- waiver. (1) The parties...
46-16-111. Formation of trial jury - 46-16-111. Formation of trial jury. (1) Trial juries in criminal...
46-16-112. Motion to discharge jury panel - 46-16-112. Motion to discharge jury panel. (1) Any objection to...
46-16-113. reserved - 46-16-113 reserved.
46-16-114. Examination of prospective jurors - 46-16-114. Examination of prospective jurors. (1) The clerk of court...
46-16-115. Challenges for cause - 46-16-115. Challenges for cause. (1) Each party may challenge jurors...
46-16-116. Peremptory challenges - 46-16-116. Peremptory challenges. (1) Each defendant is allowed eight peremptory...
46-16-117. Time for challenges - 46-16-117. Time for challenges. All challenges must be interposed before...
46-16-118. Alternate jurors - 46-16-118. Alternate jurors. (1) The court may direct that one...
46-16-119. reserved - 46-16-119 reserved.
46-16-120. Misdemeanor offenses - 46-16-120. Misdemeanor offenses. In all cases in which the defendant...
46-16-121. Felony offenses - 46-16-121. Felony offenses. (1) Except as otherwise provided in Title...
46-16-122. Absence of defendant from trial - 46-16-122. Absence of defendant from trial. (1) In a misdemeanor...
46-16-123. Absence of defendant on receiving verdict or at sentencing - 46-16-123. Absence of defendant on receiving verdict or at sentencing....
46-16-124. through 46-16-128 reserved - 46-16-124 through 46-16-128 reserved.
46-16-129. Pretrial diversion program state special revenue account - 46-16-129. Pretrial diversion program state special revenue account. (1) There...
46-16-130. Pretrial diversion - 46-16-130. Pretrial diversion. (1) (a) Prior to the filing of...
46-16-131. Justifiable use of force -- burden of proof - 46-16-131. Justifiable use of force -- burden of proof. In...
Part 2. Rules of Evidence for Criminal Cases
46-16-201. Applicability of rules of evidence and civil rules - 46-16-201. Applicability of rules of evidence and civil rules. The...
46-16-202. Evidence on trial for treason - 46-16-202. Evidence on trial for treason. Upon a trial for...
46-16-203. Renumbered 45-5-111 and 45-5-112 - 46-16-203. Renumbered 45-5-111 and 45-5-112. Code Commissioner, 1983.
46-16-204. Defendant presumed innocent -- reasonable doubt - 46-16-204. Defendant presumed innocent -- reasonable doubt. A defendant in...
46-16-205. through 46-16-210 reserved - 46-16-205 through 46-16-210 reserved.
46-16-211. Who are competent witnesses - 46-16-211. Who are competent witnesses. The rules for determining the...
46-16-212. Competency of spouses - 46-16-212. Competency of spouses. (1) Neither spouse may testify to...
46-16-213. Testimony of person legally accountable - 46-16-213. Testimony of person legally accountable. A person may not...
46-16-214. reserved - 46-16-214 reserved.
46-16-215. Use of confession - 46-16-215. Use of confession. Before an extrajudicial confession of the...
46-16-216. Repealed - 46-16-216. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 488, L. 2007. History: En....
46-16-217. through 46-16-219 reserved - 46-16-217 through 46-16-219 reserved.
46-16-220. Child hearsay exception -- criminal proceedings - 46-16-220. Child hearsay exception -- criminal proceedings. (1) Otherwise inadmissible...
46-16-221. Testimony of third person in cases of abuse of individual with developmental disability - 46-16-221. Testimony of third person in cases of abuse of...
46-16-222. Testimony of third person in cases of exploitation of older person, incapacitated person, or developmentally disabled person - 46-16-222. Testimony of third person in cases of exploitation of...
46-16-223. through 46-16-225 reserved - 46-16-223 through 46-16-225 reserved.
46-16-226. Definitions - 46-16-226. Definitions. As used in 46-16-226 through 46-16-229, the following...
46-16-227. Raising issue of testimony of child witness outside presence of defendant -- motion by prosecution or defense - 46-16-227. Raising issue of testimony of child witness outside presence...
46-16-228. Hearing -- procedure -- evidence that may be received -- protection for child witness - 46-16-228. Hearing -- procedure -- evidence that may be received...
46-16-229. Order for two-way electronic audio-video communication testimony -- finding by court -- procedure for conducting testimony - 46-16-229. Order for two-way electronic audio-video communication testimony -- finding...
Part 3. Selecting the Jury (Renumbered)
46-16-301. Renumbered 46-16-111 - 46-16-301. Renumbered 46-16-111. Code Commissioner, 1991.
46-16-302. Renumbered 46-16-112 - 46-16-302. Renumbered 46-16-112. Code Commissioner, 1991.
46-16-303. Renumbered 46-16-114 - 46-16-303. Renumbered 46-16-114. Code Commissioner, 1991.
46-16-304. Renumbered 46-16-115 - 46-16-304. Renumbered 46-16-115. Code Commissioner, 1991.
46-16-305. Renumbered 46-16-116 - 46-16-305. Renumbered 46-16-116. Code Commissioner, 1991.
46-16-306. Renumbered 46-16-117 - 46-16-306. Renumbered 46-16-117. Code Commissioner, 1991.
46-16-307. Renumbered 46-16-118 - 46-16-307. Renumbered 46-16-118. Code Commissioner, 1991.
Part 4. Order of Trial
46-16-401. Order of trial - 46-16-401. Order of trial. (1) After the jury is sworn...
46-16-402. When order may be departed from - 46-16-402. When order may be departed from. For good cause...
46-16-403. Evidence insufficient to go to jury - 46-16-403. Evidence insufficient to go to jury. When, at the...
46-16-404. through 46-16-409 reserved - 46-16-404 through 46-16-409 reserved.
46-16-410. Settlement of jury instructions - 46-16-410. Settlement of jury instructions. (1) Any party may request...
Part 5. Conduct of Jury
46-16-501. Conduct of jury during trial - 46-16-501. Conduct of jury during trial. (1) The jurors sworn...
46-16-502. View of relevant place or property - 46-16-502. View of relevant place or property. When the court...
46-16-503. Conduct of jury after retirement -- advice from court - 46-16-503. Conduct of jury after retirement -- advice from court....
46-16-504. Items that may be taken into jury room - 46-16-504. Items that may be taken into jury room. Upon...
46-16-505. Activity of court during jury's absence - 46-16-505. Activity of court during jury's absence. While the jury...
Part 6. Verdict -- Disposition of Defendant
46-16-601. Renumbered 46-16-204 - 46-16-601. Renumbered 46-16-204. Code Commissioner, 1991.
46-16-602. Renumbered 46-16-606 - 46-16-602. Renumbered 46-16-606. Code Commissioner, 1991.
46-16-603. Form of verdict - 46-16-603. Form of verdict. (1) The jury shall return a...
46-16-604. Poll of jury - 46-16-604. Poll of jury. When a verdict is returned, the...
46-16-605. Verdict of not guilty -- when defendant discharged - 46-16-605. Verdict of not guilty -- when defendant discharged. If...
46-16-606. Reasonable doubt as to which offense convicts only of least offense - 46-16-606. Reasonable doubt as to which offense convicts only of...
46-16-607. Conviction of lesser included offense - 46-16-607. Conviction of lesser included offense. (1) The defendant may...
Part 7. Motion for a New Trial
46-16-701. Effect of new trial - 46-16-701. Effect of new trial. The granting of a new...
46-16-702. Motion for a new trial - 46-16-702. Motion for a new trial. (1) Following a verdict...