When a jury is deadlocked and unable to arrive at a unanimous verdict or other required level of unanimity for a verdict. A hopelessly split jury which is unable to reach a unanimous verdict regarding a decision. A jury so irreconcilably divided in opinion that they cannot agree upon any verdict. … [Read more...]

In old records. A hill. 2 Mon. Angl. 292; Cowell. … [Read more...]

The desire for taking food. Hunger is no excuse for larceny. 1 Hale, P. C. 54; 4 Bl. Com. 31. But it is a matter which applies itself strongly to the consciences of the judges in mitigation of the punishment. 2. When a person has died, and it is suspected he has been starved to death, an examination of his body ought to be made, to ascertain whether or not he died of hunger. … [Read more...]

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The act of pursuing and taking wild animals; the chase. 2. The chase gives a kind of title by occupancy, by which the hunter acquires a right or property in the game which he captures. In the United States, the right of hunting is universal, and limited only so far as to exclude hunters from committing injuries to private property or to the public; as, by shooting on public … [Read more...]