Clancy Jury Deadlocks for 6th Day as Judge Questions 12 Jurors After Note
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Updated · CNN · Sep 2
Clancy Jury Deadlocks for 6th Day as Judge Questions 12 Jurors After Note
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Sep 2
Summary
Nearly 34 hours into deliberations, jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial remained unable to reach a unanimous verdict on a sixth day after sending another note to the court.
Judge William Sullivan then brought all 12 jurors to the bench one by one, swore them in and spoke briefly with each before also speaking directly with Clancy.
The exchanges came a day after Sullivan delivered the Tuey-Rodriguez charge, a final instruction used when juries are deadlocked, raising the prospect of a mistrial if no consensus emerges.
Clancy, accused of strangling her 3 children in 2023, argues through her defense that postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible; prosecutors say she acted intentionally and rationally.
A mistrial would let Plymouth County prosecutors decide whether to retry the case, while Clancy’s lawyer has said he is prepared to face a second trial.