# Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Section 99A: Verdict of guilty or not guilty and majority for guilty verdict


(1) In respect of each charge, the jury must deliver a verdict of either—
(a) guilty, or
(b) not guilty.
(2) The jury may return a verdict of guilty only if a majority of the jurors are in favour of that verdict.
(3) Otherwise, the jury must return a verdict of not guilty.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), a majority of jurors are in favour of a verdict if—
(a) in the case of a jury consisting of 14 or 15 jurors, at least 10 of the jurors are so in favour,
(b) in the case of a jury consisting of 13 jurors, at least 9 jurors are so in favour,
(c) in the case of a jury consisting of 12 jurors, at least 8 jurors are so in favour.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/46/section/99A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-scotland-act-1995/section-99A
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