Potential petit jurors shall be selected by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to the provisions of this article and under the supervision of the circuit court, or in circuits with more than one circuit judge, the chief judge of the circuit.
W. Va. Code § 52-1-4
Jury selection
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 168 W. Va. 13 - State v. Hobbs (1981)
Most recently applied in Bloomer v. State (June 2009)
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