0 a trial that cannot be completed or whose result has no legal value, usually because a legal mistake has been made: --
1 a trial that is ended by a judge because no decision can be reached or because mistakes in law have been made that make a fair trial impossible: --
To avoid any chance of a mistrial, he was indicted on nine charges, including one of forgery.
When the jury failed to reach a verdict, a mistrial was declared, and a second jury was convened.
Although he was indicted, the judge eventually declared a mistrial, and no sentence was handed down.
The penalty phase of the trial was then declared a mistrial.
Following trial the jury could not reach agreement on the remaining counts, and the judge declared a mistrial.
His first trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury after the jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of conviction.
The jury deliberated for around 24 hours before declaring a mistrial because the jury deadlocked five to five.
I wonder whether the result of that will have any effect either in terms of a mistrial or miscarriage of justice with regard to the jury's final verdict.
