Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to investigate juror and check his phone
Summary
A Massachusetts mother, Lindsay Clancy, was on trial for killing her three children. The jury could not agree on a verdict, ending in a mistrial, and her lawyer has asked a judge to investigate a juror for possible phone use during deliberations and inaccurate answers during jury selection.Key Facts
- Lindsay Clancy faces charges for killing her three children aged five, three, and eight months.
- The jury ended in a mistrial because they could not reach a unanimous decision.
- Clancy’s lawyer wants the judge to check if a juror used his phone during jury talks and if he gave false information when selected.
- One juror, Michael Desronvil, wanted to convict Clancy and said he believed she knew what she was doing.
- Other jurors mostly favored finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she suffered from postpartum psychosis.
- Desronvil denies the claim that he had reasonable doubt and refuses to find her not guilty for mental illness reasons.
- Desronvil has hired a lawyer after facing backlash from Clancy’s defense team.
- The defense has also asked the court to dismiss the case, but prosecutors have not said if they will try again.
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