Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy 11-1 Mistrial Disputes Doubt Claims
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy 11-1 Mistrial Disputes Doubt Claims
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Summary
Michael P. Desronvil, the lone juror who blocked an insanity verdict in the 11-1 deadlock, said he never doubted prosecutors proved Lindsay Clancy knew what she was doing.
Through attorney Edward Paltzik, Desronvil said fellow jurors misread his attempts to discuss alternate theories as uncertainty, insisting the physical evidence, witnesses and prosecution case showed planning and awareness.
That account directly conflicts with other jurors' public claims that Desronvil acknowledged reasonable doubt during deliberations but still refused to join 11 others in finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.
Plymouth County prosecutors are now weighing whether to retry Clancy, who admitted killing her three children in January 2023 but argued severe mental illness made her not criminally responsible.
Judge William Sullivan has sealed juror identities and questionnaires over safety concerns, and Clancy is due back in court Sept. 29 as prosecutors decide their next step.