what happens in the us, when a jury is deadlocked
Since the case against Governor Blagojevich is a federal one, the jury must come to an unanimous decision. If they cannot, and the jury is deadlocked, they are declared a hung jury. If a jury becomes a hung jury, the court usually declares a mistrial on the charges. Mistrials will not bar a retrial on those charges, should the prosecutors decide to proceed with retrying the defendant.