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hung jury
noun
- a jury that cannot agree on a verdict.
hung jury
- A jury that is unable to reach a verdict of guilty or not guilty. The result is a mistrial, and legal proceedings must be reinitiated to bring the case to trial again. Trying the case a second time does not constitute double jeopardy .
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hung jury1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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The first trial ended with hung juries for each brother.
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That original trial ended with a hung jury after the Menendez brothers submitted allegations of abuse spanning several years.
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The brothers’ first trial, which included disturbing testimony detailing the abuse, ended in two hung juries.
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That trial limited the use of evidence related to their abuse after a first trial resulted in a hung jury.
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Menendez was coming off his first federal corruption trial, which ended in a hung jury.
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