Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 913 · 6 active provisions
A challenge for cause to an individual juror may be made only on the following grounds:(1) The juror does not have the qualifications required by law;(2) The juror is of unsound mind or has a bodily defect that renders him or her incapable of performing the duties of a juror, except that, in a civil action, deafness or…
(1) The state and the defendant shall each be allowed the following number of peremptory challenges:(a) Ten, if the offense charged is punishable by death or imprisonment for life;(b) Six, if the offense charged is punishable by imprisonment for more than 12 months but is not punishable by death or imprisonment for lif…
Twelve persons shall constitute a jury to try all capital cases, and six persons shall constitute a jury to try all other criminal cases.
The qualifications of jurors in criminal cases shall be the same as their qualifications in civil cases.
A person who has beliefs which preclude her or him from finding a defendant guilty of an offense punishable by death shall not be qualified as a juror in a capital case.
The court may summon jurors in addition to the regular panel.