Mistrial at Legal Glossary What is it? A trial that ends prematurely and without a judgment, ...
Mistrial
(n) Mistrial is the declaration by a judge terminating or otherwise discontinuing the trial for any reasons by which the trial could not be continued in that court.
Mistrial: An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury.
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Mistrial: Erroneous or invalid trial. Usually declared because of prejudicial error in the proceedings or when there was a hung jury.
Mistrial: A trial that is terminated due to some kind of error that would declare the trial invalid.
Modification: An order changing the terms of another order.
MISTRIAL
A partial or complete trial which is found to be null and void and of no effect because of some irregularity. The sudden end of trial before it would ordinarily end because of some reason which invalidates it.
Mistrial - An incomplete, erroneous or invalid trial. A trial that ends before a decision is reached.
mistrial: an erroneous or invalid trial, a trial which cannot stand in law because of lack of jurisdiction, wrong drawing of jurors, deadlocked jury or failure of some other fundamental requisite ...
mistrialA trial which is void because of some error.
mitigating circumstanceA circumstance which may reduce the degree of moral blame, though it doesn't entirely excuse an offense.
mootA case is moot when it doesn't make any difference.
Mistrial
A trial that has been terminated and voided due to a fundamental and prejudicial error occurring during the course of the proceeding, or because the jury was unable to reach a verdict.
mistrial: a trial which has been terminated and declared void prior to the reaching of verdict due to extraordinary circumstance, ...
MISTRIAL - A mistrial is a court ruling made by a trial judge after a jury is impaneled but before the jury is able to reach a decision of innocence or guilt of the defendant on the pending criminal charge(s).
Mistrial - An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error or inability of a jury to reach a verdict. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury.
mistrial An order declaring a trial to be invalid because of some fundamental error; when a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the beginning.
Mistrial
Definition - Noun
: a trial that terminates without a verdict because of error, necessity, prejudicial misconduct, or a hung jury
see also manifest necessity
compare dismissal trial de novo
Pronunciation'mis-"trI-&l ...
After a mistrial due to a hung jury, Hiss was tried a second time. In January 1950, he was found guilty on both counts of perjury and received two concurrent five-year sentences, of which he eventually served 44 months.
The result is a mistrial. Majority verdicts of 10-2 are allowed to prevent a hung jury.
Husband wife privilege
A special right that married persons have to keep communications between them secret and even inaccessible to a court of law.
Expanded Legal Definition of MisprisionMistrial A partial or complete trial which is found to be null and void and of no effect because of some irregularity.
This kind of testimony is not acceptable and can, in eggregious cases (i.e., extreme) be cause for the court’s declaring a mistrial.
mistrial - An erroneous, invalid, or nugatory trial. A trial of an action which cannot stand in law because of want of jurisdiction, or a wrong drawing of jurors, or disregard of some other fundamental requisite before or during trial.
HUNG JURY - A jury that is unable to reach a verdict which, if it persists, usually results in a mistrial being declared by the court.
retrial
n. a new trial granted upon the motion of the losing party, based on obvious error, bias or newly discovered evidence, or after mistrial or reversed by an appeals court.
When the jurors, after full debate and discussion, are unable to agree on a verdict and are deadlocked with differences of opinion that appear to be irreconcilable, it is said to be a "hung jury". The result is a mistrial.
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The result is a mistrial. Husband-wife privilege A special right that married persons have to keep communications between them secret and even inaccessible to a court of law.
 See also: Trial, Law, Court, Criminal, Jury
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