TCA 40-18-116
Sequestration of jurors
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What does this charge mean?
Sequestration means keeping jurors together and isolated from outside contact during a trial. A court may order sequestration to prevent jurors from being influenced by media or outside parties.
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In all criminal prosecutions, except those in which a death sentence may be rendered, jurors shall only be sequestered at the sound discretion of the trial judge, which shall prohibit the jurors from separating at times when they are not engaged upon actual trial or deliberation of the case.
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TCA Section40-18-116