When the jury has been selected, an oath or affirmation shall be administered to the jurors, in substance that they and each of them, will well, and truly try, the matter in issue between the plaintiff and defendant, and a true verdict give, according to the law and evidence as given them on the trial.
RCW 4.44.260
Oath of jurors.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 15 Wash. App. 725 - State v. Smith (1976)
Most recently applied in State Of Washington v. Zachary Damien Craven (November 2020)
2003 c 406 s 14; Code 1881 s 220; 1877 p 46 s 224; 1869 p 54 s 224; RRS s 338.
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