mistrial, hung jury, deadlocked jury, trial termination, retrial, procedural error, judicial misconduct, jury deliberation, double jeopardy, verdict

A mistrial occurs when a trial cannot be completed properly and must be terminated before reaching a verdict. Think of it as hitting a reset button on the legal process. When a judge declares a mistrial, the current proceedings stop, and the case may need to start over from the beginning with a new trial. […]