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A hung jury, also called a deadlocked jury, is a judicial jury that cannot agree upon a verdict after extended deliberation and is unable to reach the required unanimity or supermajority. A hung jury may result in the case being tried again. This situation can occur only in common law legal systems.
When there are insufficient jurors voting one way or the other to deliver either a guilty or not guilty verdict, the jury is known as a “hung jury” or it might be said that jurors are “deadlocked”.
4 days ago · Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, but alleges a cover-up by his fellow cops. The high-drama case ended in a mistrial and with the lead investigator dismissed. Prosecutors now plan to retry it.
Jun 28, 2024 · June 28, 2024. The jury remains deadlocked in the trial of Karen Read, center. The jury will resume deliberations on Monday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Jurors have been unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the Karen Read trial, announcing Friday afternoon that they were deadlocked after roughly 20 hours of deliberations.
6 days ago · July 1, 2024 Updated 4:22 p.m. ET. A judge in Massachusetts declared a mistrial on Monday in the high-profile murder case against Karen Read, the suburban woman who was accused of killing her ...
Jun 28, 2024 · It's rare, but it happens: a hung jury. Less than 10% of juries deadlock, according to a study by the Court Statistics Project, but sometimes the 12 jurors just can not agree.
May 24, 2024 · A guilty verdict remains probable in my view — but the chances of a hung jury (and the resulting mistrial) are far higher than in a normal case.
