88 Plea of not guilty, balloting and swearing of jury, etc
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

Jury for trial

88  Plea of not guilty, balloting and swearing of jury, etc

(1)     Where the accused pleads not guilty, the clerk of court shall record that fact and proceed to ballot the jury.

(2)     The jurors for the trial shall be chosen in open court by ballot from the list of persons summoned in such manner as shall be prescribed by Act of Adjournal, and the persons so chosen shall be the jury to try the accused, and their names shall be recorded in the minutes of the

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