Mistrial in a sentence

If the defendant moves for a mistrial, there is no bar to retrial, unless the prosecutor acted in "bad faith," i.e. goaded the defendant into moving for a mistrial because the government specifically wanted a mistrial.

While Judge Martha Pacold rebuffed a mistrial motion stemming from an FBI agent’s testimony about witness retaliation, she hasn’t ruled on a pending call for a mistrial that relates to another YouTuber’s removal from the courtroom.

If the prosecutor moves for a mistrial, there is no bar to retrial if the trial judge finds "manifest necessity" for granting the mistrial.

A 2015 indictment ultimately ended in a mistrial in 2018 after a jury failed to reach a verdict on all counts.

A mistrial in the case was in 2017 after the jury could not reach a verdict.

But the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict, leading Boulder District Judge Keith Collins to declare a mistrial on Friday.

Former President Donald Trump's legal team will "very soon" file for a mistrial in the New York fraud case to address a range of "issues," said his attorney on Sunday.

In “Prequel,” Maddow will describe anti-government actions involving a Nazi agent, more than 20 members of Congress and the anti-Semitic America First Committee that led to a 1944 sedition trial, which ended in a mistrial.

Judge Lisa Lench declared a mistrial on the counts where the jurors couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict.

Menendez, who is up for re-election in 2024, was already the subject of a 2015 corruption case, which ended in a mistrial.

Pottie's plea came on a day originally set to discuss, without the jury present, a mistrial application by Pottie's defence lawyers.

That case ended in a mistrial.

The conviction Wednesday night against Hatchet Speed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria comes a month after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his first trial, resulting in a mistrial.

The judge denied the motion for a mistrial but told both sides to be more careful about sharing evidence.

Additionally, the court found no error in not granting a mistrial based on Monsanto’s comments during its opening statement suggesting Moore would not present a medical doctor to testify about causation.

After a complicated series of trials, the first of which was declared a mistrial, they were sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996.

After jurors sent Wiley their first note saying they could not reach a unanimous decision on the manslaughter charge, the defense moved for a mistrial.

After she reacted to the photo, the court took a long break and the defense asked the judge to declare a mistrial, arguing that showing Lewis those photos created a prejudice against their client.

A judge declared a mistrial in the Karen Read case last week after jurors deadlocked.

Defense attorney Mark Collins speaks to the media while co-counsel Kaitlyn Stephens stand behind him after a mistrial is declared in the trial of Michael Jason Meade at the Franklin County Common Pleas Court on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.