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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Ellard's sentence was overturned in 2003, and the second trial resulted in a hung jury and mistrial in 2004.
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USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said prosecutors were retrying the case after a 2023 trial that ended with a hung jury: Eleven jurors were in favor of finding Hall guilty, Wagstaffe said, but one holdout would not vote to convict.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors dropped the case weeks after the hung jury.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
For a second time, Christopher Clements, 42, is facing first-degree murder and a host of other charges after a trial last year ended with a hung jury.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2024
His first trial ended last summer with a hung jury, and his retrial has been beset by numerous controversies.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Hale and Ramsey's first trial for the murder of Henry Roan ended in a hung jury, but both men were found guilty of first-degree murder in a retrial.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 17 July 2023
The Pima County Attorney's Office first tried Clements for the death of Isabel Celis in 2023, ending in a hung jury.
—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
USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said prosecutors were retrying the case after a 2023 trial that ended with a hung jury: Eleven jurors were in favor of finding Hall guilty, Wagstaffe said, but one holdout would not vote to convict.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors dropped the case weeks after the hung jury.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
For a second time, Christopher Clements, 42, is facing first-degree murder and a host of other charges after a trial last year ended with a hung jury.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 Feb. 2024
His first trial ended last summer with a hung jury, and his retrial has been beset by numerous controversies.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Hale and Ramsey's first trial for the murder of Henry Roan ended in a hung jury, but both men were found guilty of first-degree murder in a retrial.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 17 July 2023
The Pima County Attorney's Office first tried Clements for the death of Isabel Celis in 2023, ending in a hung jury.
—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
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