People v. Arceo

Citations

• 32 Cal. 40

Syllabus

<p>Jurors Speaking different Languages.—The proviso to the Act concerning jurors, excepting the Counties of Monterey, etc., from the provisions of the Act which requires the juror to understand the language in which the proceedings of the Court are had, does not deprive the Court in one of the excepted counties of the power to excuse jurors of its own motion, when those on the same panel •speak several different languages.</p> <p>Idem.—Such proviso can have effect by construing it to mean that a want of sufficient knowledge of the language in which the proceedings of the Courts are had is not a legal disqualification of a juror, but that the Court may require in its discretion all the jurors on the same panel to understand the same language.</p> <p>Court may Excuse Jurors.—The Court may, of its own motion, for any good reason, excuse a qualified juror from sitting on the panel in a criminal ease} and this will not be error, if the defendant is tried by a jury of lawful men.</p> <p>Idem.—A party on trial is entitled to a lawful jury, but is not entitled, as a matter of'absolute right, to have the first juror who is called and possesses all the statutory qualifications, sit in his case.</p>