Lindsay Clancy's lawyer says one juror preventing murder trial verdict; deliberations resume Friday
A murder trial for Lindsay Clancy remains in limbo as a judge refuses to remove a juror accused of blocking a unanimous verdict. Deliberations have lasted nearly 34 hours, with the judge instructing the jury to continue despite their claims of being unable to reach a decision.
Why it matters
The case highlights the complexities of the judicial process and the potential for mistrials in high-profile criminal cases involving mental health defenses.
A judge at Lindsay Clancy's murder trial declined to remove a juror her lawyer said was blocking a verdict, as the jury ended a sixth day of deliberations over whether the Massachusetts woman murdered her three young children .
The 12 jurors were dismissed and told to return on Friday less than an hour after Judge William Sullivan in Plymouth, Massachusetts, received a note from the jury and re-instructed them on what would constitute "reasonable doubt."
The note was not read aloud in court. After jurors left the courtroom, defense lawyer Kevin Reddington moved to have one of them removed, saying the note from the jury's foreperson indicated "there's one juror who refuses to listen to the law that you've given him or her on reasonable doubt."
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