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Deliberations Continue After Lindsay Clancy Jurors Hear 'Dynamite Charge'
Judge William Sullivan used a Massachusetts deadlock instruction after jurors twice failed to agree in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, a step often taken before mistrial.
- On Wednesday, Sept. 2, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial reported a second deadlock, prompting Judge William Sullivan to issue a Tuey-Rodriguez instruction urging them to continue deliberations toward a unanimous verdict.
- The Tuey-Rodriguez charge asks jurors to consider fellow opinions while adhering to their own earnestly held convictions, emphasizing that no juror should abandon beliefs just to achieve unanimity.
- Clancy faces murder charges for the January 2023 deaths of her three children: Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months. The defense argues she suffered from postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors contend she knowingly planned the killings.
- Separately, authorities arraigned 56-year-old Dawn Light on Wednesday, Sept. 2, for allegedly photographing jurors outside Plymouth Superior Court. Judge Sullivan emphasized court orders protecting jurors "will be enforced."
- Legal experts note the Tuey-Rodriguez charge often precedes a mistrial if a verdict remains elusive. Jurors must now decide whether to reach a unanimous decision or report they cannot break their impasse.
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