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705 ILCS 305/14 (2026)

It shall be sufficient cause of challenge of a petit juror that he lacks any one of the qualifications mentioned in Section 2 of this Act; or if he is not one of the regular panel, that he has served as a juror on the trial of a cause in any court in the county within one year previous to the time of his being offered as a juror; or that he is a party to a suit pending for trial in that court

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(705 ILCS 305/14) (from Ch. 78, par. 14)
    Sec. 14. It shall be sufficient cause of challenge of a petit juror that he lacks any one of the qualifications mentioned in Section 2 of this Act; or if he is not one of the regular panel, that he has served as a juror on the trial of a cause in any court in the county within one year previous to the time of his being offered as a juror; or that he is a party to a suit pending for trial in that court. It shall be the duty of the court to discharge from the panel all jurors who do not possess the qualifications provided in this Act, as soon as the fact is discovered. If a person has served on a jury in a court within one year, he shall be exempt from again serving during such year, unless he waives such exemption. It shall not be a cause of challenge that a juror has read in the newspapers an account of the commission of the crime with which the prisoner is charged, if such juror shall state on oath that he believes he can render an impartial verdict according to the law and the evidence. In the trial of any criminal cause, the fact that a person called as a juror has formed an opinion or impression, based upon rumor or upon newspaper statements (about the truth of which he has expressed no opinion,) shall not disqualify him to serve as a juror in such case, if he shall upon oath state that he believes he can fairly and impartially render a verdict therein, in accordance with the law and the evidence, and the court shall be satisfied of the truth of such statement.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 3918.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: People v. Sebby, 2017 IL 119445 (Ill. 2017).
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People v. Sebby, 2017 IL 119445 (Ill. 2017). “Section 14 of the Jury Act (705 ILCS 305/14 (West 2014) ), though addressing the circumstance in which a juror has formed a pretrial "opinion or impression, based upon rumor or upon newspaper statements," provides that opinion or impression "shall not disqualify him to serve as…”
Barton v. Chicago & North W. Transp. Co., 757 N.E.2d 533 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “705 ILCS 305/14 (West 1998). The Pekelder court was not required to address that argument.”
People v. Sebby, 2017 IL 119445 (Ill. 2018). “Section 14 of the Jury Act (705 ILCS 305/14 (West 2014)), though addressing the circumstance in which a juror has formed a pretrial “opinion or impression, based upon rumor or upon newspaper statements,” provides that opinion or impression “shall not disqualify him to serve as a…”
People v. Bowman, 758 N.E.2d 408 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “See 705 ILCS 305/14 (West 1998). In addition, defense counsel was offered the opportunity to pose additional questions to the prospective juror.”
People v. Lake, 697 N.E.2d 1147 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “705 ILCS 305/14 (West 1992). The trial court does not have the discretion to allow a prospective juror to sit when that juror is subject to statutory disqualification.”
People v. Miller, 2022 IL App (2d) 210601-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “705 ILCS 305/14 (West 2020). ¶ 108 Here, defendant argues that “[i]t is clear from the record that Juror [Two] was not free of bias and would have felt uncomfortable acquitting the man accused of harming her friend’s granddaughter.”
People v. Bowman (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “See 705 ILCS 305/14 (1998). In addition, defense counsel was offered the opportunity to pose additional questions to the prospective juror.”
Barton v. Chicago & North W. Transp. Co. (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “705 ILCS 305/14 (West 1998). The Pekelder court was not required to address that argument.”
People v. Lake modified August 18 (Ill. App. Ct. 1998). “705 ILCS 305/14 (West 1992). The trial court does not have the discretion to allow a prospective juror to sit when that juror is subject to statutory disqualification.”
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