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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Every person held to answer a criminal charge may object to the competency of anyone summoned to serve as a grand juror, before he is sworn, on the ground that he is the prosecutor or complainant upon any charge against the person or that he is a witness on the part of the prosecution and has been summoned or bound in a recognizance as such.
(b) If the objection is established, the person so challenged shall be set aside and another juror summoned.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 16. Practice, Procedure, and Courts § 16-33-301. Grand juror competency objection - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-16-practice-procedure-and-courts/ar-code-sect-16-33-301/
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