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The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.
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Lindsay Clancy murder trial and mistrial
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Lindsay Clancy's first-degree murder trial ended in a mistrial on September 4, and she remains under indictment. Her defense has asked the judge to investigate lone holdout juror Michael Desronvil over alleged cellphone use during deliberations and possible inaccuracies on his jury questionnaire, and plans to seek dismissal of the case at a September 29 status hearing.
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In this event Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to investigate juror and check his phone Patrick Clancy Describes Grief in First Interview Since Mistrial Lindsay Clancy ex-husband says ‘I think I did the best I could’ Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case Says He Didn’t Doubt Her Guilt Ron DeSantis offers ‘asylum’ to holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial What happens to Lindsay Clancy if her case gets thrown out? Lindsay Clancy juror had reasonable doubt but would not agree to acquit, foreperson says Will Lindsay Clancy Be Retried? The Decision Now Facing Prosecutor Timothy Cruz. Lindsay Clancy jury fails to reach a consensus on sixth day of deliberations Jury Deliberations Underway in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Lindsay Clancy murder trial closing arguments could begin Defense Rests Case in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Breaking down postpartum psychosis amid the Lindsay Clancy trial Lindsay Clancy's mom testifies her daughter said she had "thoughts of harming the children"
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CBS
Lindsay Clancy trial juror appears to stand in the way of a unanimous verdict
NYTimes – US NYT
Clancy Trial Verdict May Hinge on a Single Holdout Juror
The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.
CBS
Single holdout juror preventing unanimous verdict in Lindsay Clancy trial, defense claims
Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney said a single juror is all that prevents a unanimous verdict in her murder trial. He said the claim came in a note from the foreperson, who said the holdout juror is not following the judge's instructions on "reasonable doubt." The jury of nine women and three men is weighing the question of whether Clancy is criminally responsible for the killing of her three young children.
