Trial juries for criminal actions are formed in the same manner as trial juries in civil actions.
Cal. Penal Code § 1046
Formation of the Trial Jury and theCalendar of Issues for Trial
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 41 Cal. 3d 505 - People v. Burgener (1986)
Most recently applied in People v. Gutierrez (February 2009)
Enacted 1872.
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