A(n) __________ jury is one in which the jury members are so irreconcilably divided in their opinions that they cannot reach a verdict.

• A. Mistrial
• B. Hung
• C. Deadlocked
• D. Unresolved

Answer: (B)

When jurors are so divided that they cannot reach a verdict, the jury is hung. This term directly describes the impasse in deliberations and means the trial ends without a verdict, which can lead the judge to declare a mistrial and possibly retry the case with a new jury. The other terms are related but describe slightly different concepts: a mistrial is the outcome that the trial is interrupted and not completed, not the jury’s ongoing state; deadlocked is a synonymous idea for the impasse but “hung” is the classic, widely used label for the jury’s condition in this situation; unresolved isn’t a standard legal term for describing a jury’s status.