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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2007 (2026)

Challenges for cause; how tried

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All challenges for cause shall be tried by the court, on the oath of the person challenged, or on other evidence, and such challenge shall be made before the jury is sworn, and not afterward.

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Cited in 4 cases, 1946–2017 · leading case: State v. Myers, 209 N.W.2d 345 (Neb. 1973).
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State v. Myers, 209 N.W.2d 345 (Neb. 1973). · cites it 4× “It must be noted here that section 29-2007, R.R.S.1943, requires that all challenges for cause "shall be made before the jury is sworn, and not afterward.”
Lee v. State, 23 N.W.2d 316 (Neb. 1946). · cites it 2× “Section 29-2007, R. S. 1943, requires that all challenges for cause shall be tried by the court.”
Rakes v. State, 62 N.W.2d 273 (Neb. 1954). · cites it 2× “Therein we called attention to the fact that in impaneling a jury all challenges for cause shall be tried by the court as provided in section 29-2007, R. R. S. 1943, and proper explanatory statements of the trial court with relation thereto during voir dire examination are not…”
State v. Huff, 891 N.W.2d 709 (Neb. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2007 (Reissue 2016).”
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