23A-19-11. Drawing of names of jurors.
At the opening of court the clerk shall randomly draw the names of the persons summoned as jurors by an electronic process or prepare separate ballots, containing the names of the persons summoned as jurors and deposit the ballots in a suitable container.
If an electronic process is not used, the clerk shall, under the direction of the court, publicly draw out of the container the appropriate number of ballots to form the jury. Before the name of any juror is drawn, the container shall be closed and the contents shall be intermingled. The clerk shall then, without looking at the ballots, draw them from the container.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§34.3605, 34.3606; SDCL, §§23-43-5, 23-43-6; SL 1978, ch 178, §272; SL 2003, ch 115, §3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Section 23A-19-1 - Panel defined.
Section 23A-19-2 - Challenge to panel defined.
Section 23A-19-3 - Grounds for challenge to panel--Bias of officer summoning additional jurors.
Section 23A-19-4 - Time for challenge to panel--Ground stated.
Section 23A-19-5 - Challenge to panel when several defendants tried together.
Section 23A-19-6 - Objection to challenge--Entry and trial.
Section 23A-19-7 - Trial of sufficiency of challenge--Trial of fact issues.
Section 23A-19-8 - Examination of officers on trial of challenge to panel.