3 Clancy Jurors Say Holdout Blocked Verdict After 40 Hours of Deliberations
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Updated · NBC Boston · Sep 8
3 Clancy Jurors Say Holdout Blocked Verdict After 40 Hours of Deliberations
3 articles · Updated · NBC Boston · Sep 8
Summary
Three jurors from the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, including the foreperson, said a single holdout juror derailed deliberations and led to last week's mistrial.
The foreperson said the juror acknowledged "reasonable doubt," prompting her to start filling out verdict forms, but then refused to find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.
Over more than an hour with NBC10 Boston, the jurors said the panel grew frustrated because the holdout would not listen, and arguments became loud enough for all six alternates to hear.
The account sharpens the picture of why the jury could not reach unanimity after 40 hours in a case centered on Clancy's admission that she killed her 3 children and her insanity defense.