Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

872.   Trial of fresh issues on pleas other than plea of not guilty

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    (1)   When the issues raised by any plea except the plea of not guilty, have been found against an accused person, who has not pleaded the plea of not guilty, he or she shall be called upon to plead afresh, and, if those issues have been tried by a jury, the judge may direct the issues raised by any fresh plea to be tried by the same jury or another jury.

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    (2)   If the judge directs that those issues be tried by the same jury, it is not necessary that the jury should be sworn afresh, but the oath already taken by them is to be deemed to extend to the trial of any fresh issues.