DeSantis Offers Asylum to Holdout Juror in Clancy Mistrial Controversy
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offered asylum to the unnamed holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial amid harassment concerns after reports of a past domestic-violence charge and a restraining order; the trial ended in a mistrial after seven days of deadlocked deliberations, with the holdout expressing reasonable doubt but not agreeing to acquit, and Clancy’s attorney signaling a double-jeopardy challenge. Juror details and the screening process surrounding arrests or court orders have drawn renewed scrutiny in the wake of the mistrial.
- Ron DeSantis offers ‘asylum’ to holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial The Guardian
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offers asylum to Lindsay Clancy juror holdout The Seattle Times
- Opinion | What the Clancy trial’s chatty jurors get wrong The Washington Post
- Holdout Juror in Lindsay Clancy’s Mistrial Highlights a Divide in America The New York Times
- Domestic violence allegations raise questions about holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial NBC Boston
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