n. slang for a hopelessly deadlocked jury in a criminal case, in ...

a jury whose members cannot reconcile their differences of opinion and thus cannot reach a verdict

group of people who cannot reach a decision on the facts of a legal issue.

A jury unable to come to a final decision, resulting in a mistrial. Judges do their best to avoid hung juries, typically sending juries back into deliberations with an assurance (sometimes known as a [..]

jury that is divided, cannot reach a verdict

a jury whose members are unable to agree on a verdict

A hung jury is a slang term for a hopelessly deadlocked jury in a criminal case, in which a decision on guilt or innocence cannot be made. Usually it means there is no unanimous verdict , although a c [..]

Jury unable to reach a verdict.

Jury unable to reach a verdict. A trial ending in a hung jury results in a retrial with a new jury.

A jury that is unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

A hung jury occurs when the jury is unable to reach a unanimous decision. In this case, no verdict is rendered and the Crown counsel office must decide whether or not to proceed with a new trial.

A jury whose members cannot agree upon a verdict.

A jury which cannot agree on a final verdict. If a jury is hung, the court declares a mistrial and the case may be re-tried.

  A hung jury is one in which all jurors cannot reach a consensus required for a verdict.

A term used to describe a trial jury that cannot reach a unanimous verdict.

A jury

A jury that cannot reach a unanimous verdict is called a hung jury. When there is a hung jury, the case may be retried.

a jury whose members cannot agree whether the accused is guilty or innocent

slang for a hopelessly deadlocked jury in a criminal case, in which neither side is able to prevail. Usually it means there is no unanimous verdict (although in Oregon and Louisiana 10 of 12 jurors ca [..]

A jury whose members cannot agree whether the accused is guilty or not guilty.

After a trial, when the jury has heard all of the evidence and has been read the law, if they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict, they are considered to be hung jury. At that point, the district [..]

A jury unable to reach a verdict.

A jury that cannot reach a verdict.

A hung jury is a jury that is irrevocably split and unable to reach a decision.

A jury that is unable to reach a unanimous verdict. In the case of murder trials this will cause a re-trial to be called.

 a criminal jury that cannot reach a unanimous verdict

The situation where a jury cannot reach a unanimous (agreed by everyone) decision about the defendant's guilt or innocence.

A hung jury is one in which all jurors cannot reach a consensus required for a verdict.

Initially, a jury will be directed by the trial Judge to try to reach a unanimous verdict, namely one on which they all agree. If they fail to reach a unanimous verdict, the judge may later give directions that a majority verdict will be acceptable. If however the jury is unable to reach a majority verdict and additional time will not assist them i [..]

A jury that is unable to reach a unanimous verdict, which often results in a mistrial.

Jury unable to reach a verdict.

A jury which has failed to arrive at a verdict.

A jury that is not able to reach a unanimous verdict; that is, not all jurors can agree that the accused is guilty. (ch. 6, p. 173)

A jury in a legal trial which is unable to reach a verdict because jurors are unable to agree. ''The prosecution re-filed charges less than an after a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury.'' [..]