When a Jury Is Unable to Reach a Unanimous Verdict

question 31

Multiple Choice

When a jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict, ______.

• A) the verdict is decided by the majority
• B) the jury is held in contempt of court
• C) the defendant is declared not guilty
• D) a mistrial is declared

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Definitions:

Second Quartile

Also known as the median; it splits the data set into two halves, with 50% of the data below it and 50% above it.

Relative Standing

A measure or ranking of a value or observation within the context of a larger set of data or population.

Observation

An act of recording the occurrence or existence of a specific entity or phenomenon.

Box and Whisker Plot

A graphical representation of data that highlights the median, quartiles, and extremes of the dataset.