In all cases where a jury is discharged or prevented from giving a verdict by reason of an accident or other cause, except where the defendant is discharged during the progress of the trial, or after the cause is submitted to them, the cause may be again tried.
Cal. Penal Code § 1141
Conduct of the Jury After the Cause Is Submitted to Them
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case 2 Cal. 3d 707 - Curry v. Superior Court (1970)
Most recently applied in 24 Cal. 3d 43 - People v. Dixon (April 1979)
Amended by Code Amendments 1880, Ch. 47.
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