Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial tells judge for a second time that it can’t agree on a verdict
Jurors again said they could not agree on whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible, and the judge warned a mistrial could follow.
- On Tuesday, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial told Judge William Sullivan they could not reach a unanimous verdict, marking their second deadlock as deliberations resumed Wednesday for a fifth day.
- Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility for strangling her three children, while prosecutors argue she knew what she was doing.
- Medical experts provided conflicting testimony regarding her psychiatric state at the time of the killings, while jurors reviewed evidence concerning her mental health decline and psychiatric hospitalization.
- Unanimous verdicts are required by law, so Judge Sullivan instructed the jury to continue deliberating; if they remain deadlocked, he could declare a mistrial and prosecutors would face decisions on retrial or plea negotiations.
- After court ended Tuesday, attorney Kevin Reddington expressed optimism about the jury's continued work, saying the fact they have not finished is "very, very heartening" and "Obviously, they're working very hard.
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Lindsay Clancy jurors again say they’re deadlocked
By Amanda Musa, Eric Levenson, and Nicki Brown The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial has resumed deliberations after again telling the judge they are deadlocked, further raising the possibility of a mistrial. When a jury says it is hopelessly deadlocked, a judge may read aloud special instructions known as a “dynamite charge.” The idea
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