MISTRIAL

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 […]

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mistrial

mistrial n. 无效审理 指错误的、无效的、法律不认可的审理。造成无效审理的原因主要有法院无管辖权,陪审员选择错误,陪审团意见无法一致,不能作出裁断,陪审员或律师在审理中意外死亡,在审理前或审理中无视必要的基本规定,在审理中出现法庭无法纠正的有损当事人利益的错误,审理在正常结束前已终止等。法官在发现无效审理情况,认为无法纠正且继续审理只是浪费时间和财力时,可即宣告审理无效,予以终止。无效审理等于没有审理,与已审结案件因有充分理由而「再审」不同。

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