Lindsay Clancy jury ends 5th day of deliberations still deadlocked; judge could declare mistrial

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial ended the fifth day of deliberations with no verdict, saying Wednesday they were deadlocked a second time — and the judge could declare a mistrial if they’re deadlocked a third time. Massachusetts Superior Court Judge William Sullivan sent the jury in Plymouth back for deliberations Wednesday morning, after it was dismissed around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. When jurors came back from lunch at 2 p.m. Wednesday, they submitted a note to Sullivan saying they were still deadlocked. After Wednesday’s deadlock note, Sullivan read the jury the Tuey-Rodriguez instructions, which essentially asks it to give deliberations one last chance and tells jurors that it’s “desirable” that they reach a verdict. “You should consider that it is desirable that the case be decided,” the instructions say.