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Holdout Juror Blocks Verdict in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

Defense attorney seeks removal of a single holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial.

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Defense attorney Kevin Reddington moved to have a holdout juror removed from the jury in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy in Plymouth, Massachusetts. [1] Defense attorney Kevin Reddington stated on September 3, 2026, that a single juror is preventing the jury from reaching a unanimous verdict in the trial of Lindsay Clancy. [2] Judge William Sullivan refused a defense request to remove a juror accused of failing to follow instructions on reasonable doubt during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. [3] Judge William Sullivan declined the motion to remove the juror, stating it is improper for him to side with one side of the deliberations. [4] Lindsay Clancy, 36, faces life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree murder for killing her three children on January 24, 2023. [5] The holdout juror reportedly refuses to listen to the judge's instructions on reasonable doubt, preventing the jury from reaching a unanimous verdict. [6] The jury sent Judge Sullivan notes on September 2 and September 3, 2026, stating they were unable to come to a unanimous decision after deliberating for six days. [7] Judge William Sullivan stated that it is improper for the court to side with one side or the other of the jury's internal deliberations. [8] The jury of nine women and three men had deliberated for about 35 hours and twice told Judge William Sullivan it could not reach a verdict before the dispute over the individual juror emerged. [9] Prosecutors argued that Clancy intentionally chose to kill her children because she had decided to kill herself and was convinced they would suffer without her. [10]
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  1. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington moved to have a holdout juror removed from the jury in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy in Plymouth, Massachusetts. · abc.net.auAustralia
  2. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington stated on September 3, 2026, that a single juror is preventing the jury from reaching a unanimous verdict in the trial of Lindsay Clancy. · The Jerusalem Post
  3. Judge William Sullivan refused a defense request to remove a juror accused of failing to follow instructions on reasonable doubt during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. · The Times Of India
  4. Judge William Sullivan declined the motion to remove the juror, stating it is improper for him to side with one side of the deliberations. · abc.net.auAustralia
  5. Lindsay Clancy, 36, faces life in prison without parole if convicted of first-degree murder for killing her three children on January 24, 2023. · abc.net.auAustralia
  6. The holdout juror reportedly refuses to listen to the judge's instructions on reasonable doubt, preventing the jury from reaching a unanimous verdict. · abc.net.auAustralia
  7. The jury sent Judge Sullivan notes on September 2 and September 3, 2026, stating they were unable to come to a unanimous decision after deliberating for six days. · The Jerusalem Post
  8. Judge William Sullivan stated that it is improper for the court to side with one side or the other of the jury's internal deliberations. · The Times Of India
  9. The jury of nine women and three men had deliberated for about 35 hours and twice told Judge William Sullivan it could not reach a verdict before the dispute over the individual juror emerged. · The Times Of India
  10. Prosecutors argued that Clancy intentionally chose to kill her children because she had decided to kill herself and was convinced they would suffer without her. · The Jerusalem Post
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