Lindsay Clancy defense wants juror removed on 6th day of deadlock, judge reminds jury of reasonable doubt
- On Thursday, defense attorney Kevin Reddington moved to remove a juror after the jury submitted a question, but Judge William Sullivan declined and sent the panel back to continue deliberations after reiterating reasonable doubt instructions.
- Lindsay Clancy faces charges for the January 24, 2023, deaths of her three children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan; the defense argues she suffered from postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors contend the killings were planned.
- Reddington alleged one juror "refuses to listen" to the law, sparking a heated sidebar where he reportedly waved papers aggressively; Sullivan confirmed each of the 11 other jurors affirmed their ability to follow instructions.
- Judge Sullivan issued Tuey-Rodriguez instructions after the second deadlock notice, granting the jury one final opportunity to reach a verdict; a third deadlock could trigger a mistrial, with Reddington prepared for a second trial.
- Whether prosecutors will seek a retrial remains unclear, as the jury continues deliberating on whether Clancy is criminally responsible for the 2023 incident, with conviction options ranging from first-degree murder to acquittal.
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Holdout juror preventing verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, lawyer says
A single juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is preventing the jury from reaching a unanimous verdict, her lawyer said in court on Thursday, after deliberations stretched into a sixth day over whether to convict the Massachusetts woman of killing her three young children. Defence lawyer Kevin Reddington made that statement shortly after the jury sent Judge William Sullivan in Plymouth, Massachusetts, a note that prompted him to reinstruct ju…
Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Demands Juror’s Removal Over ‘Refuses To Listen To Law’ Claim
Lindsay Clancy’s defense attorney made a dramatic attempt to remove one juror after the panel’s foreperson allegedly reported that the […] The Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Demands Juror’s Removal Over ‘Refuses To Listen To Law’ Claim first appeared on The Blast
The Latest: Judge sends Lindsay Clancy's deadlocked jurors home
The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial has gone home without a verdict after a dramatic sixth day of deliberations. Her defense lawyer sought to remove one of the jurors after the foreperson said in a note that the…
Lawyer: One Clancy Juror 'Refuses to Listen to the Law'
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial were back behind closed doors Thursday afternoon after telling a Massachusetts judge they were stuck, with defense attorneys blaming one holdout for the gridlock. Judge William Sullivan individually questioned each juror Thursday, then re-explained the standard of reasonable doubt before sending them back...
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