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                                  TITLE  19
                              CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
                                  CHAPTER 19
                        MODE OF TRIAL -- FORMATION OF
                     TRIAL JURY -- POSTPONEMENT OF TRIAL
    19-1904.  ADDITIONAL JURORS. A court may direct that one (1) or more
jurors in addition to the regular panel be called and impaneled to sit as
alternate jurors. All jurors shall be drawn in the same manner, shall have the
same qualifications, shall be subject to the same examination and challenges,
shall take the same oath, and shall have the same functions, powers,
facilities, and privileges prior to deliberations. At the conclusion of
closing arguments, jurors exceeding the number required of a regular panel
shall be removed by lot. Those removed by lot may be discharged after the jury
retires to consider its verdict. If more than one (1) additional juror is
called, each party is entitled to two (2) peremptory challenges in addition to
those otherwise allowed by law; provided however, that if only one (1)
additional juror is called, each party shall be entitled to one (1) peremptory
challenge in addition to those otherwise provided by law.