mistrial
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- n a trial that is invalid or inconclusive
- After declaring a mistrial in the Tacoma proceedings, Judge Boldt summarily convicted the seven of contempt, and ordered them to serve one or more six-month jail terms.
- Justice Hitz apparently felt that a mistrial ruling was in order.
- A possible mistrial in theSusan Smithmurder trial was thrown out by Circuit Judge William Howard, who ruled that an accidental contact between a juror and a member of the Smith .