Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4159 – Trial by judge when no verdict reached on two jury trials
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:4159
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
In any case where a jury has been prayed for by either party, and where the case has been tried twice by a jury without a verdict being reached, no further trial by jury shall be had, but the case shall be tried by the judge alone, as if no jury had been prayed for.