An Allen charge is an instruction intended to prevent a hung jury by encouraging jurors in the minority to reconsider their verdict.

Milton Joel Allen has written:

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In United States jurisprudence an Allen Charge is the set of instructions given to a jury when, after deliberation, it reports that it is deadlocked and unable to decide on a verdict. The purpose of the instruction is to encourage jurors to re-examine their opinions and attempt to reach a unanimous verdict if possible

The cast of Depth Charge - 1960 includes: Alex Allen as Secretary Alex McCrindle as Skipper Elliot Playfair as Jamie

On May 24, 1997, Allen was charge with drunk driving and doing 70 miles per hour in a 40 mile-per-hour zone. It wasn't his first visit with the inside of a jail. In October 1978, Allen was arrested on a felony drug charge when authorities caught him carrying 1.4 pounds of cocaine. He ended up doing 28 months in the Sandstone Federal Correctional Institution on drug possession.