Clancy Holdout Juror's Lawyer Rejects Law-Refusal Claim After 11-1 Split Ended in Mistrial
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 28
Clancy Holdout Juror's Lawyer Rejects Law-Refusal Claim After 11-1 Split Ended in Mistrial
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 28
Summary
Edward Paltzik said holdout juror Michael Desronvil had “zero doubt” and “a mountain of evidence” for rejecting Lindsay Clancy’s insanity defense, disputing claims he refused to apply the law on reasonable doubt.
A note from the jury foreperson had accused Desronvil of not following the law during seven days of deliberations, prompting the public defense of the lone dissenter.
The panel split 11-1 in favor of finding Clancy not criminally responsible for killing her three children, while Desronvil pushed for conviction; Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Sept. 4.
Clancy admitted killing 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan in Duxbury in January 2023, with prosecutors arguing she planned the killings and the defense blaming postpartum psychosis.
Clancy returns to court Sept. 29, and prosecutors still have not said whether they will seek a retrial.