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.

Examples of hung jury in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their initial 1993 trial, where they were tried jointly and with separate juries, ended in a hung jury. —

Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024 However, the theory was thrown out and the trial ended in a hung jury. —

Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024 Immediately after Read’s murder trial in the death last year of her Boston police officer boyfriend ended with a hung jury in July, the Massachusetts State Police relieved Proctor of duty from his unit within the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office. —

Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024 The trial ended in a mistrial on September 26, 2007, due to a hung jury, which was deadlocked 10-2 in favor of conviction. —

Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hung jury

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