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Panel

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

The roll or slip of parchment returned by the sheriff in obedience to a venire facias, containing the names of the persons whom he has summoned to attend the court as jurymen.

Beasley v. Pcople, 89 III. 571; People v. Coyodo, 40 Cal. 592.

The panel is a list of jurors returned by a sheriff, to serve at a particular court or for the trial of a particular action.

Pen. Code Cal. § 1057.

The word ls also used to denote the whole body of persons summoned as jurors for a particular term of court In Scotch law. The prisoner at the bar, or person who takes his trial before the court of justiciary for any crime. This name is given to him after his appearance, Bell.