George Zimmerman Trial: What happens If There Is A Hung Jury?

WESH.com ^ | July 13, 2013 | WESH.com

[Biggirl]

SANFORD, Fla. —What happens in the case of a "hung jury" in the George Zimmerman murder trial? If the jury tells the judge it can't make a unanimous decision, the judge will read an Allen Charge – a strongly worded letter encouraging deadlocked jurors to continue deliberations until they reach a verdict.

[whitedog57]

How can an all-woman jury be hung?

[Vendome]

The jury is all woman.

How are they going to get hung?

[2ndDivisionVet]

And then she’ll slip them each a thousand dollars and whisper “you don’t want to be responsible for riots, do you?”

[mountainlion]

I suspect a hung jury would bring riots, demonstrations and lots of bad press. The legal process I think would depend on the judge. I suppose she could pass sentence herself. They could retry. I doubt that she would dismiss.

[RepRivFarm]

There won’t be. Questions the jury is asking indicate they are about to find him guilty of manslaughter.

Not right...but there it is.

[GeronL]

looks like this thread will be half snark

[Gay State Conservative]

He’ll surely be tried again.And so forth...until he’s convicted,acquitted or a judge rules that the State cannot prosecute him again.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Or the judge will tell them to reach a decision or they will rot in sequestered mode and she will release their names and addresses if they come back with the “wrong” decision!!!

[central_va]

Any jury I am on would be considered well hung.

[Vendome]

Nutz

[ConservativeStatement]

Partial riots, not full riots.

[Jonty30]

If there is a riot, I think they would find that men and women get hung in the same way.

[Vendome]

Well you’d at least get something straight between them.

[surroundedbyblue]

What the hell is taking this jury so damn long??? Not a good sign

[prisoner6]

Agreed!

[GrootheWanderer]

I’ve said all along they’ll “compromise” on manslaughter, even though legally, if they believe he was acting in self defense, they should find him not guilty of that.

[Maudeen]

I would hate to be a jurist to learn later of evidence that was not allowed in the court that may have had an influence on a decision.

[no-to-illegals]

Can one imagine what will happen to the women and their families if they vote to not convict. First the media releases their names and then ... Have to figure these women are scared to death for themselves and their families. Going to take some brave ladies to do the right thing.

[slumber1]

What happens in the case of a "hung jury"

Everyone gets to riot?