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> Article 52
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II. Judicial Standards and Principles
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| 2.7 General Principles of the Jury | ||
| Article 52-Dismissal of Jury | ||
| 52.1 | Dismissal of Jury | |
| A jury shall be dismissed either at the end of a suit, following its delivery of verdict, through the failure to reach a verdict, or at a time earlier upon legal instruction by the judge and/or magistrate according to this code. | ||
| 52.2 | At the completion of a trial and delivery of a verdict | |
| Once a jury has delivered its verdict and the verdict has been read to the accused and the judge has either released the accused through a verdict of innocence, or held over the convicted man or woman for sentencing, the jury may be dismissed. | ||
| 52.3 | At being unable to reach a verdict | |
| Should a jury be unable to reach a verdict after the alloted time and after being provided permission for a simple majority verdict, the judge may dismiss the jury by placing the jury in contempt of court for failing to reach a verdict and may then hold the jury over, or release upon condictional bail until they are required to return individually as accused in the offence of contempt of court. | ||
| 52.4 | At being released early by the judge | |
| Should through a lawful act or procedure the prosecution drop the suit against an accused, the suit shall be declared a no contest and the jury shall be immediately released by the judge/magistrate. | ||
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