RULE 6.5
                      ALTERNATE JURORS

    When the jury is selected the court may direct the selection of one or
more additional jurors, in its discretion, to be known as alternate jurors.
Each party shall be entitled to one peremptory challenge for each alternate
juror to be selected. When several defendants are on trial together, each
defendant shall be entitled to one challenge in addition to the challenge
provided above, with discretion in the trial judge to afford the
prosecution such additional challenges as circumstances warrant. If at any
time before submission of the case to the jury a juror is found unable to
perform the duties the court shall order the juror discharged, and the
clerk shall draw the name of an alternate who shall take the jurors place
on the jury.
    Alternate jurors who do not replace a regular juror may be discharged
or temporarily excused after the jury retires to consider its verdict. When
jurors are temporarily excused but not discharged, the trial judge shall
take appropriate steps to protect alternate jurors from influence,
interference or publicity, which might affect that jurors ability to remain
impartial and the trial judge may conduct brief voir dire before seating
such alternate juror for any trial or deliberations. Such alternate juror
may be recalled at any time that a regular juror is unable to serve,
including a second phase of any trial that is bifurcated. If the jury has
commenced deliberations prior to replacement of an initial juror with an
alternate juror, the jury shall be instructed to disregard all previous
deliberations and begin deliberations anew.

                          Comment
    Supersedes RCW 10.49.070.