How to Use mistrial in a Sentence

mistrial

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  • The judge declared a mistrial.
  • The first ended in a mistrial last year when the jury couldn’t reach a verdict.
    — Dallas News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • But the jury was hung on a total of 10 counts, and a mistrial was declared on those charges.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 4 May 2023
  • Mgdesyan told Rolling Stone the defense opted not to call him out of concern the delay could lead to a mistrial.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Judge declares a mistrial in the bribery case of former L.A. deputy mayor.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Owens declared a mistrial and set a new trial date for Nov. 27.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Raynor’s case was first tried before a jury in 2014, but ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury.
    — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2024
  • After a recess, the defense moved for a mistrial and asked that jurors be told who the person is.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The first ended in a mistrial after six of 12 jurors voted not guilty.
    — Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The Supreme Court later ruled it a mistrial, clearing his path to run for reelection.
    — Tara John, CNN, 1 Jan. 2023
  • He had previously been tried for six such counts in a two-week case that ended in a mistrial.
    — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The argument prompted a lawyer for the companies to seek a mistrial, a request the judge denied.
    — Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Jackson declared a mistrial on the obstruction count and the charge related to the laptop theft.
    — Paul Duggan, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Nov. 2022
  • If enough jurors are removed, the case will end in a mistrial, sending everyone back to square one.
    — Jeffrey Bellin, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The actor was convicted of raping two of the women, while a mistrial was declared in the third count and later dismissed.
    — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Jurors in Hawkins’ first trial in December could not agree on a verdict and a mistrial was called then, too.
    — Krista Torralva, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The subsequent 2017 trial on the charges in New Jersey ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict.
    — CBS News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The result has been a mixed bag of verdicts: convictions, acquittals and in one case, a mistrial.
    — Kelley Manley, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2024
  • When the jury could not agree on a verdict on the first-degree murder charge, Judge James Marner declared a mistrial.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Murdaugh's defense team asked Judge Clifton Newman to set the verdict aside and declare a mistrial.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Heard's team filed to appeal the verdict in July after a motion for a mistrial was denied.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In 2004, a mistrial was declared after the jury was deadlocked.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
  • James Selna, the judge presiding, announced the case a mistrial on Monday.
    — Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 2 May 2023
  • After the judge declared a mistrial, Simmons, who was quoted in the Express-News, was outraged.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • But the proceedings ended in a mistrial after the jury could not reach agreement.
    — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • That case ended in a mistrial after jurors were unable to reach a verdict.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • His first trial for the case ended in a mistrial last November, with jurors deadlocked on all three counts.
    — Staff and Wire Report, USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
  • The first trial ended in a mistrial in November 2022, with the jury deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • She was acquitted on four other charges and a mistrial was declared in three other charges.
    — Taylor Dunn, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2023
  • If another juror is excused, the judge may call a mistrial.
    — Maggie Prosser, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023

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