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The article focuses on several aspects of selecting alternative jurors in Utah. It mentions need for courts to summon number of jurors that are to try the cause plus such an additional number as will allow for any alternates, for all peremptory challenges permitted, and for all challenges for cause that may be granted. It also mentions that designation of jurors as alternates at the beginning of criminal trials can cause frustration and reduce the alternates' interest in the trial proceedings.

The article focuses on the laws governing issue of joinder and severance of co-defendants in criminal cases in Utah. Topics discussed include involvement of criminal defense attorneys in criminal activity; Utah Supreme Court case State v. Velarde on the same; and role of courts and judicial administration in deciding the same.