PER CURIAM.
This appeal involves the issue of a hung jury during the sentencing phase of a murder case after the accused had been convicted of murder during the guilty-not guilty phase of the trial. After conviction for murder, only two sentences can be imposed: the death penalty or life imprisonment. After approximately ten hours of deliberation concerning the sentence to be imposed in this case, the jury was deadlocked at 11-1. The trial judge then declared a mistrial...
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