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mistrial 1. a trial made void because of some error, such as a defect in procedure 2. (in the US) an inconclusive trial, as when a jury cannot agree on a verdict How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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LANCASTER -- A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the trial of two ex-convicts accused of killing a man in his Lancaster home over what authorities said was a dispute over a drug deal. After a court trial that went on for weeks, ending in a mistrial due to a hung jury, New Jersey boater Barry flowers pled guilty to charges of "death by a vessel" rather than face another trial. In a major setback for victims' advocates last fall, a Rhode Island judge declared a mistrial after the jury could not agree that the paint was a public nuisance for continuing to poison the state's children (despite evidence of elevated blood lead levels in some children). |
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