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Definition of Mistrial

Mistrial
Mistrial Mis*tri"al, n. (Law) A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result.

Meaning of Mistrial from wikipedia

- return of a verdict; legal parlance designates this as a "mistrial". A judge may declare a mistrial due to: The court determining that it lacks jurisdiction...
- Look up mistrial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In law, a mistrial occurs when a trial is cancelled without a verdict. Mistrial may also refer to:...
- Mistrial is the fourteenth solo studio album by American rock musician Lou Reed, released in April 1986 by RCA Records two years after his previous studio...
- Mistrial is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Heywood Gould and starring Bill Pullman, Jon Seda, and Robert Loggia. The film aired on...
- hypothetical homicidal ideation. On July 22, 2023, Judge John Murphy declared a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked on the charges, with a 9-to-3 vote in...
- constantly filing for mistrial, but you have to make and preserve the record for federal review (on appeal). If you don't file for mistrial, the appeals courts...
- Price's killing was scheduled to start. The first two trials had ended in a mistrial after jurors were unable to reach a verdict. The first trial ended in November...
- after an acquittal; retrial after a conviction; retrial after certain mistrials; and multiple punishment Jeopardy attaches in jury trial when the jury...
- trial ordered in February 2003, followed by a second trial that ended in a mistrial (hung jury) in July 2004.[citation needed] A third trial was ordered and...
- States v. Dixon (1993). The rule for mistrials depends upon who sought the mistrial. If the defendant moves for a mistrial, there is no bar to retrial, unless...