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Idaho Code § 19-2015 (2026)

Peremptory challenge defined. 

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Peremptory challenge defined. 

A peremptory challenge can be taken by either party and may be oral. It is an objection to a juror for which no reason need be given, but upon which the court must exclude him.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1967–1982 · leading case: State v. Brooks, 655 P.2d 99 (Idaho Ct. App. 1982).
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State v. Brooks, 655 P.2d 99 (Idaho Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 4× “See I.C. §§ 19-2015, 19-2016; I.C.R. 24(b). One of the twelve jurors selected testified in voir dire that she believed Brooks was guilty based on what she had read and heard about the case in the media.”
State v. Bitz, 460 P.2d 374 (Idaho 1969). · cites it 4× “§§ 19-2017 to 19-2022; or whether it is expedient to challenge them peremptorily, I.C. §§ 19-2015 and 19-2016. The scope of voir dire, examination of veniremen in a criminal case, however, is a matter resting in the discretion of the trial court, the exercise of which will not…”
State v. Pontier, 518 P.2d 969 (Idaho 1974). · cites it 4× “§§ 19-2017 to 19-2022, or whether it is expedient to challenge them peremptorily, I.C. §§ 19-2015 and 19-2016. The scope of voir dire, examination of veniremen in a criminal case, however, is a matter resting in the discretion of the trial court, the exercise of which will not…”
State v. McKeehan, 430 P.2d 886 (Idaho 1967). · cites it 2× “The rule in this jurisdiction is that great latitude is allowed in the examination of veniremen upon their voir dire for the purposes of determining whether there is sufficient ground to challenge the veniremen for statutory cause, I.”
Mattson v. Bryan, 448 P.2d 201 (Idaho 1968). · cites it 2× “This Court in holding that such ruling did not constitute reversible error, stated: “The rule in this jurisdiction is that great latitude is allowed in the examination of veniremen upon their voir dire for the purposes of determining whether there is sufficient ground to…”
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