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Definition of Mistrials
1. mistrial [n] - See also: mistrial
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mistrials
Literary usage of Mistrials
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1912)
"One or even two mistrials will not furnish the accused the absolute right to give
bail. Ex parte Goans, П!) Mo. 193, 17 Am. St. Rep. 671, 12 SW 635. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"The court held that this was no Invasion of the province of the Jury, but
disapproved the remarks on the subject of mistrials, and used the following ..."
3. Intercollegiate Debates edited by Paul Martin Pearson, Egbert Ray Nichols (1913)
"I have proved to you, first, that the per cent of mistrials due to hung juries
does not necessitate a change, as decisions are reached ..."
4. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1891)
"One or even two mistrials will not furnish the accused the absolute right ...
In that case there had been two mistrials, and the prisoner refused to escape ..."
5. The Historical Development of the Jury System by Maximus A. Lesser (1894)
"There are no statistics of mistrials, resulting from disagreements, but our
authority thinks ... [Cf. note 59 for an estimate of mistrials in Massachusetts. ..."
6. Brief Upon Pleadings in Civil Actions: At Law, in Equity, and Under the New ...by Austin Abbott, Asa W. Russell by Austin Abbott, Asa W. Russell (1904)
"Whatever is done to reduce the number of mistrials below, at once diminishes the
discouraging and deterrent effect which such experiences have upon clients, ..."
7. Readings in Civil Government by Percy Lewis Kaye (1910)
"A learned author, in a recent book on the jury system, declares that, as the
result of the unanimity rule, "the number of mistrials is enormous. ..."
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