Claim: A "cracked" trial is one that's dropped because a witness doesn't turn up or withdraws their evidence.
Fact-check: When criminal trials are "cracked" - Full Fact
Verdict: a criminal trial can be "cracked", or closed unexpectedly, for lots of reasons. problems with witnesses aren't the main cause.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2016-01-19T00:00:00