It shall be the duty of a judge to excuse from further jury service any juror, who in the opinion of the judge, has manifested unfitness as a juror by reason of bias, prejudice, indifference, inattention or any physical or mental defect or by reason of conduct or practices incompatible with proper and efficient jury service.
RCW 2.36.110
Judge must excuse unfit person.
Applied in 35 court decisions — leading case Carter v. Jury Commission of Greene County (1970)
Most recently applied in 3 Wash. 3d 718 - State v. Smith (September 2024)
1988 c 188 s 11; 1925 ex.s. c 191 s 3; RRS s 97-1.
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