According to the New Health Guide, foods that contain complex proteins can cause burps that smell like rotten eggs. These foods, which include red meats, dairy products and eggs, produce hydrogen sulfide as they are broken down.
A judge may declare a mistrial for several reasons, including lack of jurisdiction, incorrect jury selection, or a deadlocked, or hung, jury. A deadlocked juryâwhere the jurors cannot agree over the defendant's guilt or innocenceâis a common reason for declaring a mistrial. Extraordinary circumstances, such as death or illness of a necessary juror or an attorney, may also result in a mistrial.
If a mistrial occurs due to a hung jury, the prosecutor may decide to retry the case. A judge may decide to disallow this in some cases, but usually the prosecutor is allowed to proceed. Because the case can be retried, a hung jury caused by one or more conscientious objectors to the law who voted Not Guilty even though they believed the law was broken does not constitute jury nullification in its strictest sense.