Socceroo wrote:Will there be a clear cut verdict? Or will we after all these weeks see the Judge direct the Jury before they retire to reach a verdict?
There only has to be a majority. The judge will not direct the jury one way or the other - he will give them directions in terms of the law and may highlight certain parts of the evidence, but should not be influencing the jury one way or another; the facts are strictly a matter for the jury to decide.
Again, all that's ever needed is a simply majority, and that's either a conviction, with at least 8 for guilty, or an acquittal, with less than 8 for a guilty verdict.