"Has/Have" Verbs

[H.Rahman512]

This question came up for me while going over the Foundations of GMAT Verbal, 5th Edition.

I understand that has/have verbs are present perfect and indicate that the action is ongoing/still relevant.

Immediately following the "has/have" verb section (pg. 52) in this book is the "Had" Verbs section.

An example in the "Had" verbs section is the following:

INCORRECT: The jury had delivered a verdict of "guilty."
CORRECT: The jury delivered a verdict of "guilty."

I understand why the "had" is incorrect, but going off the previous present perfect section, shouldn't the correct answer be:

The jury HAS delivered a verdict of "guilty." because the verdict is still in "effect" or "delivered?"

Sorry for any formatting mistakes, first post!

Thanks,
Hammad

[RonPurewal]

If no further context is given, then either of those tenses is fine.