Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial tells judge for a second time that it can’t agree on a verdict
The judge urged jurors to keep deliberating after their second deadlock note, raising the prospect of a mistrial in the triple-murder case.
- 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 jury recap: Day 5 ends with no verdict after rare instruction
The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial spent a fifth day deliberating Wednesday, reported for a second time that it was deadlocked, received a rare instruction from the judge urging jurors to keep working toward a verdict and ultimately went home without reaching a unanimous decision.The latest developments brought the closely watched Massachusetts murder trial a step closer to the possibility of a mistrial, though jurors are scheduled to ret…
Lindsay Clancy murder trial STILL deadlocked as judge hands jury last-ditch instruction
The jury in the closely watched trial of Lindsay Clancy has once again failed to reach a unanimous verdict, prompting the judge to order jurors to continue deliberating after issuing a so-called “dynamite charge”.Clancy, a Massachusetts mother who has admitted to killing her three young children – but denies murder – faces five possible verdicts.Jurors can find her not guilty, not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, guilty of fi…
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Lindsay Clancy Jury Dismissed Without Verdict After Second Deadlock Note in Two Days
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy triple-murder trial were dismissed Wednesday afternoon without reaching a verdict after telling the judge for a second consecutive day that ... The post Lindsay Clancy Jury Dismissed Without Verdict After Second Deadlock Note in Two Days first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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24 heuresJurors at Lindsay Clancy's trial entered their fifth day of deliberations on Wednesday
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