California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lovely, F071158 (Cal. App. 2018):
Even when a jury has deliberated for a substantial amount of time and indicates it is unable to reach a verdict, a trial court still retains discretion to require further deliberation without being coercive. (See People v. Sandoval, supra, 4 Cal.4th at
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