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Idaho Code § 19-2018 (2026)

General causes of challenge. 

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General causes of challenge. 

General causes of challenge are:

1.  A conviction of felony.
2.  A want of any of the qualifications prescribed by law to render a person a competent juror.
3.  Unsoundness of mind, or such defect in the faculties of the mind or organs of the body as render him incapable of performing the duties of a juror.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2024 · leading case: State v. Mark Lankford, 399 P.3d 804 (Idaho 2017).
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State v. Mark Lankford, 399 P.3d 804 (Idaho 2017). · cites it 6× “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
State v. Bowman, 866 P.2d 193 (Idaho Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “The method by which a party may excuse a potential juror for cause is set forth in I.C. §§ 19-2018 through 19-2020. At issue in this case is the challenge for “particular cause.”
State v. Ish, 551 P.3d 746 (Idaho 2024). · cites it 4× “§ 19-2020 (“A challenge for implied bias may be taken for all or any of the following causes and for no other.”
State v. Reutzel, 936 P.2d 1330 (Idaho Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “Among the grounds for challenges for cause that are set forth in I.C. §§ 19-2018 through 19-2020, the only one that might be applicable here is the existence of actual bias, which is defined as “the existence of a state of mind on the part of the juror in reference to the case,…”
State v. Mark H. Lankford (Idaho 2016). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
State v. Mark H. Lankford (Idaho 2016). · cites it 4× “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
State v. Ish (Idaho 2024). · cites it 4× “§ 19-2020 (“A challenge for implied bias may be taken for all or any of the following causes and for no other.”
State v. Mark Lankford (Idaho 2017). · cites it 2× “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
— Idaho Code § 19-2018(1) — 6 cases
State v. Mark Lankford, 399 P.3d 804 (Idaho 2017). “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
State v. Ish, 551 P.3d 746 (Idaho 2024). “§ 19-2020 (“A challenge for implied bias may be taken for all or any of the following causes and for no other.”
State v. Mark H. Lankford (Idaho 2016). “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
State v. Mark H. Lankford (Idaho 2016). “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
State v. Ish (Idaho 2024). “§ 19-2020 (“A challenge for implied bias may be taken for all or any of the following causes and for no other.”
— Idaho Code § 19-2018(2) — 5 cases
State v. Mark Lankford, 399 P.3d 804 (Idaho 2017). “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
State v. Ish, 551 P.3d 746 (Idaho 2024). “§ 19-2020 (“A challenge for implied bias may be taken for all or any of the following causes and for no other.”
State v. Mark H. Lankford (Idaho 2016). “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
State v. Mark H. Lankford (Idaho 2016). “I.C. § 19-2018(1); Wood, 299 U.S. at 133 .”
State v. Ish (Idaho 2024). “§ 19-2020 (“A challenge for implied bias may be taken for all or any of the following causes and for no other.”
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