hung jury
noun
law
: a jury whose members cannot agree about what the verdict should be
The trial ended with a hung jury and the judge declared a mistrial.
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During her two second-degree murder trials — the first ended in a hung jury and the second acquitted Read of all serious charges — officers who took the stand were questioned about apparently inadequate investigative methods, including infamously using red solo cups to collect evidence.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
The first trial ended with a hung jury, while Read was acquitted of all charges except operating under the influence during the retrial.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The artist’s 2023 double-murder trial ended with a hung jury.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
The verdict of his first New York trial was overturned in 2024, leading to a new trial in 2025 (which resulted in a conviction on one charge, an acquittal on a second charge, and a hung jury on another charge) and a third trial that began this week.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
The first trial ended with a hung jury, while Read was acquitted of all charges except operating under the influence during the retrial.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The artist’s 2023 double-murder trial ended with a hung jury.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2026
The verdict of his first New York trial was overturned in 2024, leading to a new trial in 2025 (which resulted in a conviction on one charge, an acquittal on a second charge, and a hung jury on another charge) and a third trial that began this week.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Hung jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20jury. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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