Comments by "Voix de la raison" (@voixdelaraison593) on "Day of reckoning is coming, stay tuned: Graham on Russia probe origins" video.
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Jim Ellis
What happens if there is a hung jury?
When there are insufficient jurors voting one way or the other to deliver either a guilty or not guilty verdict, the jury is known as a “hung jury” or it might be said that jurors are “deadlocked”.
The judge may direct them to deliberate further, usually no more than once or twice. This direction is most commonly known as an Allen charge.
If a verdict still cannot be delivered, at some point the judge will declare a mistrial due to the hung jury. So if the Senate were a real jury, and legally it was not and is not a jury, then the verdict of not guilty can not be delivered.
In the event of a mistrial, the defendant is not convicted, but neither is the defendant acquitted. An acquittal results from a not guilty verdict and cannot be appealed by the prosecution, overturned by the judge, or retried. When there is a mistrial, however, the case may be retried.
It was my pleasure to educate you Moron. As I stated, the Senate does not function as a jury. I will provide you with the legal standing of the Senate in an Impeachment.
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