Is the jury punished for failing to reach a verdict?
When the jury hung in the 2007 Phil Spector trial, the judge graciously told them that there was no stigma attached to a failure to reach a verdict. After all, that's what the burden of proof is all about--the prosecution has to prove conclusively that a defendant is guilty in order for the jury to convict.
My question is: Is it true that there is no stigma attached to a hung jury?
Posted by The Hanged Juror at 5/4/2008 9:20 AM 
Categories: Jury Experiences, Postcard-Sized Mysteries
Categories: Jury Experiences, Postcard-Sized Mysteries
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