11. A few weeks later, a judge declared a mistrial after another all-white jury deadlocked. 12. A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after a prosecutor forcefully slapped a murder defendant on the back during closing arguments in front of a jury. 13. A judge Friday declared a mistrial in a manslaughter trial of two white policemen in the death of a black motorist. 14. A Texas judge declared a mistrial in a lawsuit against American Home Products Inc. over its Norplant contraceptive after an expert witness contradicted testimony by one of the plaintiffs. 15. After the jury failed to agree on a verdict, the judge declared a mistrial, and prosecutors said they would seek a new trial. 16. Briggs requested that a judge declare the suit a class action for disabled people. 17. But the additional three hours of deliberation failed to break the deadlock, and the judge declared a mistrial Wednesday. 18. But the judges did not declare the decision unconstitutional, which could have ended the dispute. 19. He is also regarded as a key player in the successful effort by Arizona racetracks to have a federal judge declare Indian gaming illegal. 20. If the town hall meeting between Bush and Gore were a prizefight being scored on points, the judges would declare Al Gore the winner. |