HOLT, Justice.
The primary issue in this case is whether the double jeopardy rights of the appellants will be violated if they are required to stand trial following a mistrial due to a "hung jury." At 4:15 p. m., after approximately 50 minutes of deliberation, the jury foreman returned to the court room and reported to the court that the jury had first voted 7 to 5 for acquittal and then twice voted 9 to 3 for acquittal. He advised the court that one juror had "said...
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