A trial that ends due to an error or misconduct, instead of a legal resolution, and is considered null Ending a trial because of either an inability to continue, or because continuing would not be fair to one side
An erroneous or invalid trial; a trial which cannot stand in law because of lack of jurisdiction, wrong drawing of jurors, or disregard of some other fundamental requisite
1 A trial that has been terminated and declared void prior to the jury's returning a verdict (or the judge's declaring his verdict in a nonjury trial) because some extraordinary circumstance (such as death or illness of a necessary juror of an attorney), or because of some fundamental error prejudicial to the defendant that cannot be cured by appropriate instructions to the jury (such as the inclusion of highly improper remarks in the prosecutor's summation), or most commonly because of the jury's inability to reach a verdict because it is hopelessly deadlocked in its deliberations (hung jury) Mistrial does not result in judgment for any party, but merely indicates a failure of trial
A mistrial is a legal trial that is conducted unfairly, for example because not all the evidence is considered, so that there must be a new trial. The past has been scarred by countless mistrials and perversions of justice
A mistrial is a legal trial which ends without a verdict, for example because the jury cannot agree on one. The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today. a trial in a court of law which is unfair, so that a new trial has to be held
An erroneous or invalid trial; a trial which cannot stand because of lack of jurisdiction, improper drawing of jurors, or some substantial error during the trial which could not have been remedied by an instruction by the judge