Crossword clues for mistrial
mistrial
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mistrial \Mis*tri"al\, n. (Law) A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result; a trial which comes to no conclusion, such as a criminal trial which does not produce a unanimous verdict of the jurors.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) A trial that is invalid because of an error in procedure
WordNet
n. a trial that is invalid or inconclusive
Wikipedia
In law, a mistrial occurs when a trial is cancelled before a verdict has been returned.
Mistrial may also refer to:
- Mistrial (1996 film), an American drama written and directed by Heywood Gould
- Mistrial (album), the fourteenth solo album by Lou Reed
Mistrial is the fourteenth solo album by rock musician Lou Reed, issued by RCA Records. A music video was created for the song " No Money Down" that featured an animatronic Lou Reed. The guitar on the cover was courtesy of Schecter Sales.
Mistrial is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Heywood Gould and starring Bill Pullman, Jon Seda, and Robert Loggia. The film aired on HBO.
Usage examples of "mistrial".
At worst, introduction of the new evidence would result in a mistrial for Jason, who stood to be harmed by evidence for which his lawyers had not been prepared.
When circumstances forced me to declare a mistrial, he lost his temper.
Although Savich had kept a low profile since the mistrial, not for a moment did Duncan think he was on hiatus from his criminal activity.
If not for you and your damned mistrial, he would be behind bars, not out destroying people.
City Bomb Threatens Day of Terror Mistrial Is it conceivable that Ramzi Yousef, in the midst of planning three ambitious acts of terror, found the time to teach Terry Nichols how to build a weapon of mass destruction?
Whether Yousef was involved or not, the timing of the OKC bombing threatened to cause a mistrial in the case against his supporter in the Trade Center bombing, Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman.
But Judge Duffy put off making a decision on whether to entertain a mistrial motion.
The last thing I need, after all this, is a mistrial because we lost the defense attorney.
What she was telling me was that there would be hell to pay if I broke my word and the Glendale investigation caused a disruption or mistrial in the Roulet case.
He said the defense would agree to a mistrial only if the prosecution would drop all charges permanently.
Attorney Madigan will argue that this is a hung jury, that the judge should declare a mistrial and send the jurors home.
And it pissed me off to a point that I came here with every intention of filing for a mistrial and initiating an all out investigation into what seemed like flagrant doings during the course of the trial.
Judge Bua praised the prosecution for this action, which he described as "very responsible," then dismissed a juror and declared a mistrial.
Judge Bua praised the prosecution for this action, which he described as "very responsible," then dismissed a juror and declared a mistrial.
This damning fact having been stipulated, Petitioners are now forced to demand that the Judge presiding disqualify himself and declare this a mistrial.