mistrial

How To Use mistrial In A Sentence

• The first, held this summer, ended in a mistrial because the jury deadlocked.
• With the high likelihood of a hung jury, which I understand would be a mistrial, I'm wondering what happens to the defendant.
• President Obama didn't use the correct wordage while reading the suspect his Miranda rights and thus "queered" the case and insured an inevitable mistrial. Does Giuliani Have Alzheimer's?
• The defense attorney argued that the judge should declare a mistrial .
• Another call for a mistrial, another denial, but Judge Costello chastised the prosecutor, calling his conduct "astonishing" and promising to address the matter later.
• It was my intention to declare a mistrial as opposed to an adjournment for the following reasons.
• the defense called for a mistrial
• We're preparing your appeal -- just in case, but we're also making a motion for mistrial and going the pardon route. INSIDERS
• The judge ruled a mistrial and cited the prosecutors for outrageous misconduct.
• Most of the mistrials and reversals have been caused by prosecutors' reliance on a confession by Peter Quartararo that appellate courts consistently have ruled inadmissible because they said it was coerced by police.