§ 38-5-1 Qualification of jurors
§ 38-5-2 Exemption from jury service; excusals; service of disqualified juror
§ 38-5-3 Source for juror selection
§ 38-5-5 Jury tampering; penalties
§ 38-5-5.1 Legislative declaration
§ 38-5-10 Summoning of jurors; claiming exemption
§ 38-5-10.1 Postponement of petit jury service
§ 38-5-11 Qualifying jury panels
§ 38-5-12 Petit jury panels; number to be qualified; period of service;
§ 38-5-13 Drawing and qualifying trial jury
§ 38-5-14 Exercising challenges to jurors
§ 38-5-15 Mileage and compensation for jurors
§ 38-5-16 Challenge to jury array
§ 38-5-17 [Verdict by ten or more jurors; polling jury.]
§ 38-5-18 Employer prohibited from penalizing employee for jury service
§ 38-5-19 Penalty
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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 38 > Article 5 - Drawing and Empaneling Jurors

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trial 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.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Voir dire: The process by which judges and lawyers select a petit jury from among those eligible to serve, by questioning them to determine knowledge of the facts of the case and a willingness to decide the case only on the evidence presented in court. "Voir dire" is a phrase meaning "to speak the truth."