We’re almost a week into jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy case, and it appears we have something of a revolt brewing: one juror reportedly is dead-set on convicting Clancy. 

This juror is allegedly ignoring Judge William Sullivan’s 'Tuey' charge orders, prompting defense attorney Kevin Reddington to demand that this individual be removed. The judge called each juror up one by one, asked a question, and was satisfied with the jury's integrity. However, that isn’t a sufficient reason for a juror to be dismissed. The NYT has more:

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial concluded a sixth day of deliberations on Thursday, less than an hour after Ms. Clancy’s lawyer demanded the removal of a single holdout who appeared to be keeping the jury deadlocked. The jurors will return on Friday for a seventh day of deliberations in the closely watched case.

Kevin Reddington, Ms. Clancy’s lead lawyer, said that the holdout appeared to be ignoring instructions regarding the standard of reasonable doubt. The jury has now deliberated for about 36 hours, spending more than half of that time deadlocked.

Judge William Sullivan has urged the jurors several times to keep trying to reach a unanimous decision and avoid a mistrial.

The judge said he didn’t think it was proper for him to take the action requested by Mr. Reddington, noting that discharging a deliberating juror is “a sensitive undertaking.” He called the jurors into the courtroom individually and questioned each, then repeated his instructions to the full jury on the meaning of reasonable doubt.

The jurors were back in the deliberation room for less than an hour before going home for the night.

The wrenching case has sharply divided Americans over whether Ms. Clancy, 36, should be held criminally responsible for her children’s deaths, and cast scrutiny on access to care for new mothers struggling with mental health. Failure by the jury to reach a verdict would result in a mistrial, and prosecutors would have to decide whether to try again for a conviction while Ms. Clancy remains institutionalized.

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The jury of nine women and three men has the option of convicting Ms. Clancy of murder or manslaughter, or of finding her not guilty by reason of insanity.

The judge then reissued his instructions to the jury. He also explained the legal definition of reasonable doubt. 

Clancy killed her three children with exercise bands in January 2023. She’s facing possible conviction on the charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and manslaughter, and may be found not guilty by reason of insanity or not guilty. 

The jury has been dismissed again and will return at 9 am tomorrow. 

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