What happens if the jury cannot agree on a verdict?

What happens if the jury cannot agree on a verdict?

If the jurors cannot agree, they generally come out in front of the judge and say, "We can't agree." And then the judge, who's really frustrated because they've spent a lot of time and effort say, "Look. I want you to go back and try to deliberate, and try to agree on this." And then the judge would say, "Is there anything that would help you agree? Would you like some readback of testimony? Would you like to see some more evidence that would help you agree?" If the jury goes back and they say they are hopelessly deadlocked, if they cannot agree on a verdict, the judge will generally issue a mistrial. The judge will often poll the jurors to see what the deadlock on agreement is. If it's 6-6 or 7-4, or if there's just one holdout. So, for instance, if there's one holdout for not guilty and 11 say guilty, the prosecutor will probably retry the case. If it's the opposite, then the prosecutor might not retry the case.