Lindsay Clancy trial: Single juror could prevent verdict as deliberations resume
- Deliberations in the trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy entered their seventh day following an extraordinary revelation that a single juror is refusing to follow court instructions regarding reasonable doubt.
- Judge William Sullivan questioned each juror individually Thursday and reiterated instructions on reasonable doubt after receiving a note from the jury foreperson, but denied defense attorney Kevin Reddington’s request to dismiss the holdout juror.
- Sullivan is hearing arguments from both sides on Friday on how to proceed.
- Clancy, a 36-year-old former nurse, admits to strangling her three young children in 2023, with her defense citing postpartum psychosis while prosecutors contend she acted deliberately and understood her actions.
- If the jury remains deadlocked and Judge Sullivan declares a mistrial, prosecutors must decide whether to retry Clancy, drop the charges, or seek a plea agreement, while an acquittal could still result in her court-ordered confinement to a psychiatric facility.
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