Timothy Cruz, the Plymouth County district attorney, at the conclusion of Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial at the Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., on Friday.
The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.
Lindsay Clancy’s lead defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, said one member of the jury was refusing to “listen to the law" and asked the judge to remove the juror from the trial.
The jury has been deadlocked since at least Tuesday on whether to hold Lindsay Clancy legally responsible for the strangling deaths of her three children.
Lindsay Clancy’s lead defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, said one member of the jury was refusing to “listen to the law" and asked the judge remove the juror from the trial.
The five-week trial looked set to end on Thursday, until the jury sent a note saying that one of them refused to recognize the proper definition of reasonable doubt.
In general, juries that have repeatedly reported an impasse are unlikely to reach consensus. But sometimes, those asked by a judge to try harder do return a verdict.
A Fourth Circuit panel ordered the case to be dismissed, citing a new Supreme Court ruling limiting the ability of foreign citizens to sue in U.S. court.
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