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 verdict of his first New York trial was overturned in 2024, leading to a new trial in 2025 (which resulted in a conviction on one charge, an acquittal on a second charge, and a hung jury on another charge) and a third trial that began this week.
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Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The first trial, which began in November 1921, ended in a hung jury, according to the Bar Association of San Francisco.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Read's first trial ended in a mistrial due to hung jury.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
His first trial ended in a hung jury; his second produced a murder conviction that a federal appeals court overturned last year, setting up a forthcoming third trial where his lawyers again aim to suggest that Ramos was the real culprit.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The first trial, which began in November 1921, ended in a hung jury, according to the Bar Association of San Francisco.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Read's first trial ended in a mistrial due to hung jury.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
His first trial ended in a hung jury; his second produced a murder conviction that a federal appeals court overturned last year, setting up a forthcoming third trial where his lawyers again aim to suggest that Ramos was the real culprit.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Hung jury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hung%20jury. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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