ABSTRACT
A jury is entitled to return a verdict of not guilty; guilty of the offence charged; or guilty of a possible alternative verdict. The jury may also fail to agree on a verdict. If a jury in the Commonwealth Caribbean delivers a verdict of guilty to a capital charge, it must be a verdict on which they all agree, but for one jurisdiction.1 Otherwise, in non-capital cases, a majority verdict may be accepted. This chapter focuses on the issues that may arise from the judge’s exhortation to the jury including specific directions on verdict. Problems that may flow from the attempts of the jury to arrive at a verdict and its delivery are also examined.
