Clancy Jury Deadlocks, Returns for Fifth Day
Clancy Jury Deadlocks, Returns for Fifth Day
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Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial returned to Plymouth Superior Court on Wednesday for a fifth day of deliberations, one day after telling the judge they were deadlocked.
Clancy, a Massachusetts mother, is accused of murder in the strangling of her three young children in 2023, CNN reported. The jury can consider first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter.
Superior Court Judge William F. Sullivan sent the panel back to keep working after it reported Tuesday that it could not reach a unanimous decision.
Timeline
The 12-person jury begins deliberating around midday and works about three and a half hours, according to CNN's tally.
Jurors ask to see the prescription pill bottles and the knife — key physical evidence — and deliberate just under seven hours before breaking for the weekend.
About seven more hours of deliberations.
The jury sends the court a note saying jurors "are unable to come to a unanimous decision." Sullivan instructs them to continue. They deliberate roughly six more hours, bringing the total to about 23 hours, and are dismissed for the day around 3:30 p.m.
Deliberations resume for a fifth day.
Reactions
Prosecutors have argued Clancy acted "intentionally, rationally, and swiftly" to kill her children, CNN reported.
The defense has argued Clancy should not be held criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington addressed speculation about a possible plea deal outside court on Tuesday, according to the Daily Mail.
The case has drawn a crowd of Clancy supporters to the courthouse. Townhall, a conservative outlet, criticized supporters who have cast Reddington as a feminist figure, calling the reaction "gross."
What's Next
If the jury again reports it is stuck, Sullivan can order it to keep deliberating or ultimately declare a mistrial over a hung jury, CNN reported.
A mistrial would leave prosecutors free to retry Clancy with a new jury, decline to try the case a second time, or reach a plea agreement. Either side could also ask that a retrial be moved to another jurisdiction in the state.
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Wednesday's session is being held in the same Plymouth courthouse complex where a 56-year-old Sutton woman arrested Tuesday outside the building is due to be arraigned on a witness intimidation charge tied to the jury, the Boston Globe reported.
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