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 criminal trial for co-defendant John Silva II of Hamlet ended in a hung jury in June 2021.
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Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
The Norfolk County case is the second time Read has been on trial for O’Keefe’s death after a 2024 trial ended in a hung jury.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 22 May 2025
However, the case has been marked by a series of delays after his first trial ended in a hung jury.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
After the first trial last year ended in a hung jury and mistrial, Read again pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
The Norfolk County case is the second time Read has been on trial for O’Keefe’s death after a 2024 trial ended in a hung jury.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 22 May 2025
However, the case has been marked by a series of delays after his first trial ended in a hung jury.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
After the first trial last year ended in a hung jury and mistrial, Read again pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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“Hung jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20jury. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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