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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The Pima County Attorney's Office first tried Clements for the death of Isabel Celis in 2023, ending in a hung jury.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
The count involving Bixler resulted in a hung jury.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The first trial resulted in a hung jury, but the second ended in a first-degree murder conviction in 1996.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
This was Clements' second trial in Isabel Celis' death and disappearance following last year's trial, which resulted in a hung jury.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
Johnson’s first trial over killing McEntee ended in a hung jury.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
He was convicted in July 2022 of illegally handling classified information and obstruction of justice after an earlier trial had ended in a hung jury.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, a third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
His previous trial ended with a hung jury and a letter of admonition from the Senate Ethics Committee.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2023
Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024
The count involving Bixler resulted in a hung jury.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The first trial resulted in a hung jury, but the second ended in a first-degree murder conviction in 1996.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
This was Clements' second trial in Isabel Celis' death and disappearance following last year's trial, which resulted in a hung jury.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
Johnson’s first trial over killing McEntee ended in a hung jury.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
He was convicted in July 2022 of illegally handling classified information and obstruction of justice after an earlier trial had ended in a hung jury.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2024
After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, a third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
His previous trial ended with a hung jury and a letter of admonition from the Senate Ethics Committee.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2023
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“Hung jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20jury. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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