An irregular form of taking a jury verdict, including a trial judge's interjection asking 'guilty of what offence?' before the jury has delivered any verdict, does not cause a miscarriage of justice where the jury speaker subsequently confirms the verdict and the jury unanimously assents. A jury's verdict of guilty is not unreasonable merely because the key eyewitnesses were intoxicated, the complainant initially gave a false account, and there was no photographic evidence, where the jury had the advantage of seeing and hearing the witnesses.
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