D. Me. Loc. R. 124.2

(a) Number of Jurors

In all criminal jury trial cases, the jury must consist of 12 members.

(b) Examination of Jurors

The Court will conduct the examination of prospective jurors. At the close of

such examination, the Court will afford counsel an opportunity, at the bench,

to request that the Court ask additional questions.

(c) Challenges for Cause

Challenges for cause of individual prospective jurors must be made at the

bench, at the conclusion of the Court’s examination.

(d) Peremptory Challenges

(1) Manner of Exercise. Peremptory challenges must be exercised by

striking out the name of the juror challenged on the list of the drawn

venire prepared by the Clerk. Any party may waive the exercise of any

of his peremptory challenges without thereby relinquishing his right to

exercise any remaining peremptory challenge or challenges to which he

is entitled. If all peremptory challenges are not exercised, the Court will

strike from the bottom of the list sufficient names to reduce the number

of jurors remaining to 12.

(2) Order of Exercise. In a criminal case in which the government is

entitled to 6 peremptory challenges and the defendant or defendants

jointly to 10 peremptory challenges, they will be exercised as follows:

Government 1

Defendant(s) 2

Government 1

Defendant(s) 2

Government 1

Defendant(s) 2

Government 1

Defendant(s) 2

Government 1

Defendant(s) 1

Government 1

Defendant(s) 1

In any action in which the Court allows several defendants additional

peremptory challenges, the order of challenges will be determined by the

Court.

(3) Alternate Jurors in Criminal Cases. Peremptory challenges to

alternate jurors in a criminal case will be exercised one by one,

alternately, the government exercising the first challenge.