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JURIES ACT 1957 - SECT 39

39 .         Accused persons severing in their challenges

                Where several persons charged with the same offence are put on trial together and do not consent to join in their challenges, the proper officer of the court shall draw out of the ballot-box a sufficient number of cards to permit each of the several persons, or each combination of those persons who consent to challenge jointly to exercise the right of peremptory challenge to the appropriate number prescribed by section 104(4) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 .

        [Section 39 amended: No. 2 of 2008 s. 64(2).]



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