  a hung jury or deadlocked jury is a jury that cannot, by the required voting threshold, agree upon a verdict after extended deliberation and is unable to change its votes.west's business law, alternate edition (hardcover) == canada== in canada, the jury must reach a unanimous decision on criminal cases but not in civil cases. if the jury cannot reach a unanimous decision, a hung jury is declared. a new panel of jurors will be selected for the new trial. == united kingdom == === england and wales === in england and wales a majority of 10â2 (10â1 if only eleven jurors remain) is needed for a verdict; failure to reach this may lead to a retrial. initially, the jury will be directed to try to reach a unanimous verdict. if they fail to reach a unanimous verdict, the judge may later (after not less than two hoursjuries act 1974, subsection 17(4)) give directions that a majority verdict will be acceptable, but still no less than ten to two, although the jury should continue to try to reach a unanimous verdict if possible. when the jury are called to deliver a verdict after majority directions have been given, a careful protocol of questions is followed: only in the event of a guilty verdict is it then asked whether or not all jurors were agreed on that verdict. this is to ensure that any not-guilty verdict is not tainted by it being disclosed that any jurors dissented. this protocol is followed separately for each charge.ministry of justice criminal procedure rules: crown court practices: majority verdicts  === scotland === it is not possible to have a hung jury in scotland in criminal cases. juries consist of 15, and verdicts are decided by simple majority. if jurors drop out because of illness or another reason, the trial can continue with a minimum of 12 jurors, but the support of 8 jurors is still needed for a guilty verdict; anything less is treated as an acquittal.criminal procedure (scotland) act 1995 section 90 in civil cases there is a jury of 12, with a minimum of 10 needed to continue the trial. it is possible to have a hung jury if there is a tied vote after three hours' deliberation.http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/geo5/23-24/41/section/11s ==united states == in the united states, the result is a mistrial, and the case may be retried. some jurisdictions permit the court to give the jury a so-called allen charge, i
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