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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Demons’ first trial ended with a hung jury in July 2023.
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
There were three trials: Widmer was found guilty after the first, but the conviction was overturned; the second ended in a hung jury; Widmer ultimately was convicted of murder in 2011.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Comey also told the court that the prosecution will put together an Allen charge, instructions that urge a jury to keep working in order to avoid a hung jury.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 July 2025
Her first trial in 2024 ended in a hung jury, but on June 18, she was acquitted on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
There were three trials: Widmer was found guilty after the first, but the conviction was overturned; the second ended in a hung jury; Widmer ultimately was convicted of murder in 2011.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Comey also told the court that the prosecution will put together an Allen charge, instructions that urge a jury to keep working in order to avoid a hung jury.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 July 2025
Her first trial in 2024 ended in a hung jury, but on June 18, she was acquitted on charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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“Hung jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20jury. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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