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MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE
TITLE 4 - CRIMINAL CAUSES
CHAPTER 300 - TRIAL AND SENTENCING
AMEND Rule 4-312 to change a certain provision concerning
the discharge of alternate jurors, to add a new section (d) that
provides for an advance questionnaire to be completed by
prospective jurors, to delete a certain phrase concerning the
identification of jurors, and to clarify that the jury foreperson
may be selected either by the court or by the jury, as follows:
Rule 4-312. JURY SELECTION
(a) Challenge to the Array
A party may challenge the array of jurors on the ground
that its members were not selected, drawn, or summoned according
to law or on any other ground that would disqualify the panel as
a whole. A challenge to the array shall be made and determined
before any individual juror from that array is examined, except
that the court for good cause may permit it to be made after the
jury is sworn but before any evidence is received.
(b) Alternate Jurors
(1) Generally
An alternate juror shall be drawn in the same manner,
have the same qualifications, be subject to the same examination,
take the same oath, and have the same functions, powers,
facilities, and privileges as a juror.
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