hung jury - jury whose members are so irreconcilably divided in their opinions that they cannot reach a verdict, wrongful conviction - conviction, either by verdict or by guilty plea, of a person who is factually innocent of the charges, charge - judge’s instructions to the jury following the attorneys’ closing arguments, appeal - process of seeking a higher court’s review of a lower court’s decision for the purpose of correcting or changing this decision, sequestration - isolation of jury members during a trial to ensure that their judgment is not tainted by information other than what is provided in the courtroom, verdict - formal decision made by the jury, double jeopardy - to twice place at risk a person’s life or liberty, habeas corpus - order that requires corrections officials to bring an inmate before a court or a judge and explain why he or she is being held in prison, Allen charge - instruction by a judge to a deadlocked jury with only a few dissenters that asks jurors in the minority to reconsider the majority opinion,

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