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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.
Since the case against Governor Blagojevich is a federal one, the jury must come to an unanimous decision. If they cannot, and the jury is deadlocked, they are declared a hung jury. If a jury becomes a hung jury, the court usually declares a mistrial on the charges. Mistrials will not bar a retrial on those charges, should the prosecutors decide to proceed with retrying the defendant.