Defense seeks probe into lone juror after mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case
Defense for Lindsay Clancy asked a Massachusetts judge to investigate the lone juror who voted to convict during deliberations, alleging cellphone use and dishonesty on juror questionnaires and in questioning; the mistrial was declared after 11 of 12 jurors found Clancy not criminally responsible amid postpartum psychosis, with the holdout juror siding with prosecutors. Prosecutors have not announced retrial plans, and Clancy’s lawyers also floated dismissing the case rather than retrying, saying the mistrial should not have been declared. The holdout juror has not been accused of wrongdoing, though other jurors described him as inflexible.
