Clancy Defense Seeks Dismissal of 1 Holdout Juror as Deliberations Split 11-1
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Clancy Defense Seeks Dismissal of 1 Holdout Juror as Deliberations Split 11-1
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Summary
A sixth day of jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial exposed an apparent 11-1 split, prompting defense lawyer Kevin Reddington to ask Judge William Sullivan to remove the lone holdout.
Reddington said the foreperson reported that one juror was refusing to follow the court’s instructions on reasonable doubt, warning that a mistrial would be a "real shame."
Sullivan responded by questioning jurors individually under oath about whether they could follow the law, then brought the full panel back to court to review the legal definition of reasonable doubt.
Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague backed the judge’s approach and said there was no way to determine what was happening inside deliberations, while Sullivan said he did not want to side with "one juror or 11."