mistrial

mistrial.

1. A trial that the judge brings to an end, without a determination on the merits, because of a procedural error or serious misconduct occurring during the proceedings. [Cases: Criminal Law 867; Federal Civil Procedure 1951; Trial 18. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1388–1390; Trial§§ 91–92.]

2. A trial that ends inconclusively because the jury cannot agree on a verdict. — Also termed abortive trial. [Cases: Criminal Law 867. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1388–1390.]

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