如果陪审团对法律的适用作出裁决,则称为陪审团无效(Jury Nullification),这会导致 法官宣布审判无效。与陪审团审判对应的是无陪审团审判(Bench Trial),即法官独任审 判或由法官组成的合议庭审判。
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现年49岁的被告萝莉·德鲁还被控犯有第四项罪名:共谋罪,然而陪审团在这项指控上意见相持不下,联邦地区法院的法官乔治·h·吴宣告这项指控的庭审无效。
The jury deadlocked on a fourth count of conspiracy against the woman, Lori Drew, 49, and the judge, George H. Wu of Federal District Court, declared a mistrial on that charge.
这与去年审判时候的类似指控大相径庭,当时只有一项指控(向联邦调查局撒谎)成立,其他23项指控因陪审团内部意见分歧而宣布判决无效。
This was a far cry from his trial last year on similar charges, which resulted in a single conviction (lying to the FBI) and a hung jury on 23 other counts.
美国律师声称,由于陪审团违反法律访问网络,法庭上无效审判的风险在变大。
Lawyers in the United States say there is an increasing danger of mistrials in court because juries are violating rules by accessing the Internet.
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