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A mistrial is a legal trial which ends without a verdict, for example because the jury cannot agree on one. [us] The judge said he would declare a mistrial if the jury did not reach its verdict today.
After three of the seven jurors were found to be direct relatives of the defendant, the judge had no choice but to call on mistrial. The evidence gathered during the trial to be used against the defendant was obtained illegally and without warrants, making it invalid to be used to convict him which resulted in a mistrial.