Rhode Island General Laws/Title 9/Chapter 9-10/Section 9-10-16

R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-10-16. State citizenship not ground for challenge.

No person shall be disqualified to act as a juror in any case in which the state is directly or indirectly a party by reason of his or her being a citizen thereof.

History

P.L. 1920, ch. 1948, § 35; G.L. 1923, ch. 329, § 35; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 33; G.L. 1938, ch. 506, § 31; P.L. 1939, ch. 700, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 9-10-16.

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