What happens if the jury can't come to a verdict?

What happens if the jury can't come to a verdict?

That's not unusual, because you all bring with you your individual personal perceptions of everything that's happening in that courtroom, and everything you're being presented and told in that courtroom. So, if you can't come to an agreement, you have a hung jury. Justice can be served by a hung jury, because that means that there's doubt about a verdict one way or the other. Somebody didn't do a job of convincing you all -- all twelve of you -- beyond a reasonable doubt of innocence or guilt. And so, obviously, more needs to be heard about this case, and you may not be on the next jury, but at least everybody now knows that there wasn't enough concrete presentation on either side to convince you. That's always a good signal to send.