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Jury note reporting that jurors could not reach a unanimous decision and would not be able to
The jury reported both that it could not reach a unanimous decision and that it would not be able to do so. The judge read the note after both sides confirmed they had seen it.
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The judge concluded that Massachusetts law left him no choice but to declare a mistrial because the jury had not requested further deliberations.