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A Hung Jury Is Not a Not Guilty
Twelve people who can't agree isn't an acquittal, isn't double jeopardy, and isn't the end of the case. Here's what actually happens next, and why the second trial is a very different fight.
EvidenceThe Jury Never Heard the Number That Would Have Convicted My Client
My client blew nearly three times the legal limit. The jury never heard it, and came back not guilty. A criminal trial is not a search for truth — it is a search for admissible evidence.
High-Profile Criminal CasesWhat Happens When a Massachusetts Jury Says, "We Can't Agree"?
The Lindsay Clancy jury has told the judge it cannot reach a unanimous verdict. That sounds like a hung jury. Legally, it isn't — not yet. Massachusetts builds several steps between "we can't agree" and a mistrial.
High-Profile Criminal CasesBryan Kohberger's Motion to Withdraw His Guilty Plea Faces a Very Steep Climb
The arguments are not frivolous, and the constitutional questions deserve to be heard. But withdrawing a guilty plea that was knowingly and voluntarily entered has always been an uphill fight.
Inside the SystemThirty Years Inside the Courtroom: What Most People Never See
The biggest gap in our criminal justice system isn't the law. It's understanding. Thirty years of watching juries decide cases that changed people's lives.
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