It’s up to the government to decide whether or not they re-try a case if there is a hung jury. It’s my understanding that most of the time, they do not re-try the case because of the time and effort involved with no guarantee that the outcome would be any different. So usually a hung jury is a victory for the defense.
I’m not a lawyer, that’s just my layman’s understanding from the legal stuff I’ve seen and read.
It’s up to the government to decide whether or not they re-try a case if there is a hung jury. It’s my understanding that most of the time, they do not re-try the case because of the time and effort involved with no guarantee that the outcome would be any different. So usually a hung jury is a victory for the defense.
I’m not a lawyer, that’s just my layman’s understanding from the legal stuff I’ve seen and read.
I expect in this case the prosecution would consider it worth the time and expense, but