Lindsay Clancy's attorney requests investigation into holdout juror
Summary
Lawyers for Lindsay Clancy have asked a judge to investigate a juror who disagreed with the rest of the jury in her murder trial. They claim the juror may have used a cellphone during deliberations and did not answer questions truthfully before and during the trial. The jury could not reach a unanimous decision, and a mistrial was declared.Key Facts
- Lindsay Clancy is charged with murdering her three children and is currently in a psychiatric hospital.
- Eleven jurors believed Clancy was affected by postpartum psychosis when the deaths occurred.
- One juror, Michael Desronvil, believed Clancy knew what she was doing and sided with the prosecution.
- Clancy’s lawyers want the court to check if Desronvil used a cellphone during jury deliberations, which is not allowed.
- The defense also requests that the case be dismissed rather than retried, arguing the judge should have replaced the holdout juror instead of declaring a mistrial.
- The jury foreperson complained that the holdout juror refused to follow the law on reasonable doubt.
- Prosecutors have not said if they will try Clancy again.
- Desronvil has denied wrongdoing and explained he believed the evidence showed Clancy was guilty.
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