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Updated · Fox News · Sep 22

Holdout Juror's Lawyer Blasts Clancy Motion to Probe 1 Dissenter in 2023 Triple-Murder Mistrial

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Sep 22

Holdout Juror's Lawyer Blasts Clancy Motion to Probe 1 Dissenter in 2023 Triple-Murder Mistrial

Q: What alternative theories was the lone holdout juror trying to reveal before being silenced in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial?

They have not been publicly detailed. Michael P. Desronvil, the lone holdout juror, said only that he was trying to explain “different possible theories” during deliberations, but neither he nor the court record has spelled out what those theories specifically were. What is clear from his public statements is the direction of his thinking: he said the physical evidence, witness testimony, and the prosecution’s case persuaded him that Lindsay Clancy knew what she was doing and that the killings were planned. In other words, the “alternative theories” appear to have been theories supporting criminal responsibility rather than postpartum psychosis. Reporting on the trial suggests those theories likely related to the prosecution’s central themes — planning, purposeful conduct, and Clancy’s awareness of wrongfulness — but no verified account has disclosed the exact arguments he says he was prevented from fully presenting in the jury room. So the direct answer is that the specific alternative theories remain unknown publicly; only their broad thrust is known: Desronvil was arguing that the evidence supported guilt and planning, not lack of criminal responsibility.

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Edward Paltzik called Lindsay Clancy's bid to investigate lone holdout juror Michael Desronvil a "Looney Tunes" attack on the Constitution after the Sept. 4 mistrial in her murder case.
Defense lawyers want a limited inquiry into Desronvil's background, possible criminal history, phone records and courthouse video, arguing he ignored instructions on reasonable doubt and that the charges should be dismissed on double-jeopardy grounds.
Desronvil has denied he harbored reasonable doubt, saying the evidence showed Clancy knew what she was doing and planned the killings, while other jurors publicly accused him of refusing to apply the law.
Clancy, 36, admitted killing her 3 children in January 2023 but says postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible; prosecutors can now pursue a retrial or a negotiated plea.
Sept. 29 is the next court date, when the judge will face dueling claims over whether the mistrial stemmed from juror misconduct or a deadlock that leaves the case open for another prosecution.