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Mistrials were declared last year in two other trials centered on high-profile police shootings that, like Castile’s death, followed traffic stops and included recordings that were widely shared.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2017

Mistrials were declared in both men’s trials this summer after juries could not agree on a verdict.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2016

Mistrials The justices divided 6 to 3 over whether a judge in a state criminal trial had been too quick to order a new trial after hearing that the jury might be deadlocked.

From New York Times • May 4, 2010