§ 12-17-13 - Jury ordered not to separate. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 12-17-13

   § 12-17-13  Jury ordered not to separate.– Upon motion of the attorney general or of the attorney for the defendant in acriminal case, the court may, in its discretion, order that the jury impaneledand sworn to serve shall not be permitted to separate until dischargedaccording to law from the further consideration of the case; provided,notwithstanding the provisions of § 8-7-2, whenever a criminal trial shallhave been opened to a jury, the trial shall continue to its conclusion; andprovided, further, that the jurors shall receive double pay. Sheriffs assignedto juries subject to an order not to separate shall receive double pay.