Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer asks judge to investigate lone juror
Holdout juror in Clancy’s case, Michael Desronvil, sided with the prosecutors, arguing that Clancy knew what she was doing when she killed her three young children
TL;DR
- Lindsay Clancy's lawyers are petitioning a judge to investigate the conduct of the single juror who favored a murder conviction.
- The defense claims the juror may have used a cellphone during deliberations, violating state law.
- Allegations include the juror's potential untruthfulness on pre-trial questionnaires and during questioning by the judge.
- A mistrial was declared on September 4 after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict, with 11 out of 12 jurors inclined to find Clancy not criminally responsible due to postpartum psychosis.
- The defense has also filed a separate motion to dismiss the case entirely, arguing the mistrial should not have been declared and the holdout juror should have been replaced.