Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

924.   Precautions against undue communication with jury during retirement

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    (1)   If the jury retire to consider their verdict, no person, other than an officer of the Court who has charge of them, shall be permitted to speak or to communicate in any way with any of the jury, without the leave of the Court.

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    (2)   Any contravention of subsection (1), shall not affect the validity of the proceedings.

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    (3)   Despite subsection (1), if any contravention of that subsection is discovered before the verdict of the jury is returned, the Court may, if it is of the opinion that such contravention has produced substantial mischief, discharge the jury, and direct a new jury to be sworn or empanelled during the sittings, to try the case or may postpone the trial on such terms as justice may require.

SUB-PART B
The Jury