Opinion ID: 1917909
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 79

Heading: 300. voir dire examination, oath and excusing of member.

Text: (a) Oath. The prospective jurors shall be sworn collectively or individually, as the court may decide. The form of oath shall be as follows: Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will answer truthfully all questions asked of you as prospective jurors, so help you God? If any prospective juror affirms, the clause So help you God shall be omitted. (b) Examination. The Court shall then examine each prospective juror individually, except that, with the consent of both parties, it may examine the prospective jurors collectively. Counsel for both State and defendant shall be permitted to propound pertinent questions to the prospective juror after such examination by the Court. (c) Prospective Jurors Excused. If, after the examination of any prospective juror, the court is of the opinion that such juror is not qualified to serve as a trial juror, the court shall excuse such juror from the trial of the cause. If, however, the court does not excuse such juror, either party may then challenge such juror, as provided by law or by these rules. Committee Note : (a) The language relating to competence to serve as jurors deleted as superfluous, (c) amended for clarification by inserting the clause that such juror is not qualified to serve as a trial juror for the clause that such juror is incompetent.