A jury that cannot come to a unanimous decision about the defendant's guilt is called a(n)________.

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A hung jury is a jury that cannot come to a unanimous decision about the defendant's guilt. This results in a mistrial and typically the case may be retried with a new jury. Grand juries are used to determine if there is enough evidence for a trial to proceed, open juries and struck juries are not commonly used terms in the legal system.

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