The court and the jury shall deliberate, and then vote, by written ballot and by separate and successive votes, on the principal fact first, and if necessary, on the grounds of criminal irresponsibility, on each of the aggravating circumstances, on the subsidiary questions and on each of the facts constituting a legal ground for exemption from or reduction of the sentence.
The classification of incest provided for in articles 222-22-3 and 227-27-2-1 of the Penal Code is the subject, where applicable, of a specific question.