In Laster v. State 276 Ga. 645 (581 SE2d 522) (2003), the "court completely failed to instruct the jury on the form of its verdict if it had reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt of any of the charges," including malice murder, felony murder, or possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Id. at 650 (5). Thus, the Supreme Court reasoned: "The jury could have easily been misled or confused about its authority to find the defendant not guilty of the charges against him, or simply the mechanism for acquitting him." In fact, the jury in Laster was confused about the burden of proof, as it sent a judge a question regarding reasonable doubt. Id.