Supreme Court Rules - Rule 27 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors or Felonies

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		Section/Rule:	27.09
Subject:	Rule 27 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors or Felonies - Trial	Publication / Adopted Date:	January 28, 2001
Topic:	Jury Records	Revised / Effective Date:	January 1, 2003

27.09 JURY RECORDS

(a) Jury lists maintained by the court in criminal cases shall be presumptively open to the public. The court, upon its own motion or upon motion by any interested person, may order such list closed upon the entry of written findings of specific facts supporting the existence of a compelling reason why the list should be closed.

(b) Jury questionnaires maintained by the court in criminal cases shall not be accessible except to the court and the parties. Upon conclusion of the trial, the questionnaires shall be retained under seal by the court except as required to create the record on appeal or for post-conviction litigation. Information so collected is confidential and shall not be disclosed except on application to the trial court and a showing of good cause.

(c) Any person aggrieved by any order under this Rule 27.09, including interested members of the public, may apply to the court entering the order for reconsideration of the order.

(Adopted Jan. 28, 2002, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Corrected Dec. 20, 2002, eff. Jan 1, 2003.)