§ 494.400 Qualifications of jurors, selection, exclusions prohibited
§ 494.405 Board of jury commissioners, duties, quorum, meetings, members — circuit ..
§ 494.410 Master jury list
§ 494.415 Qualified jury list — juror qualification form, contents — postponement of ..
§ 494.420 Selection of jurors from qualified jury list
§ 494.425 Persons ineligible for jury service
§ 494.430 Persons entitled to be excused from jury service — determinations made by ..
§ 494.432 Postponement of jury duty, when
§ 494.435 Panel exhausted, other jurors summoned
§ 494.440 Data processing devices may be used in compiling lists
§ 494.442 List of licensed drivers to contain Social Security numbers — numbers to be ..
§ 494.445 Petit jurors, maximum number of days required to serve, exception
§ 494.450 Juror nonattendance, criminal contempt, fine
§ 494.455 Compensation of jurors, mileage — additional compensation may be ..
§ 494.460 Employers prohibited from disciplining employees because of jury duty, ..
§ 494.465 Challenge of jury on grounds that it was not selected in conformity with ..
§ 494.470 Challenges for cause, grounds for — juror on panel not summoned off as a ..
§ 494.475 Inhabitants of city or county not disqualified when city or county is a party
§ 494.480 Peremptory challenges — civil cases, multiple parties, allocation — ..
§ 494.485 Alternate jurors
§ 494.490 Number of jurors — three-fourths or more jurors to return verdict in civil ..
§ 494.495 Jury may separate, when — duty of court
§ 494.500 Aliens, jury in the trial of
§ 494.505 Jurors may be summoned from another county, when — procedure — ..
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 494 - General Provisions as to Juries

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Guardianship: if used in a section in a context relating to rights and obligations other than property rights or obligations, means guardian of the person as defined in chapter 475. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Petit jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.
  • Place of residence: means the place where the family of any person permanently resides in this state, and the place where any person having no family generally lodges. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • voter: is used in the laws of this state it shall mean registered voter, or legal voter. See Missouri Laws 1.035