Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 488

488. (1) If the accused is found not g uilty on the g round of his insanity at the time of the offe nce, or if the accused, being u nder fourteen years of age or a deaf-m ute, is found not guilty on th e ground of want of discretion, such ground shall be stated in th e verdict of the jury. (2) If such ground is not stated in the verdict, the court shall put to the jurors a specific question on that point, and the ju rors shall answer affirmatively or negatively as they shall have adjudged. (3) If the majority of the jurors shall answer affirmatively, th e provisions of article 35(3) and (4), or of article 39(2), or of article 623(1), as the case may be, shall apply. Previous conviction not to be disclosed to jury. Amended by: L.N. 46 of 1965; LVIII.1974.68.