Crime & justice

Clancy Defense Seeks Probe of Lone Holdout Juror

Is this raw intimidation of a conscience vote or a lawful check?

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Clancy Defense Seeks Probe of Lone Holdout Juror

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Above: Lindsay Clancy and her attorney, Kevin Reddington, in court in Plymouth, Mass. on Sept. 4. Image credit: Greg Derr/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

One juror stood his ground through 30-plus hours of deliberations, got talked over and still refused to bless a fairy tale about a mother who killed three kids. Now the defense wants his phone records, his sealed questionnaire and him hauled in for questioning. Jurors who vote their conscience should never be hunted like this.

Edward Andrew Paltzik, Attorney on X

Gunther Eagleman on X

Eric Daugherty on X

Narrative B

A juror who allegedly grabbed his wife by the throat, had an active restraining order taken out by his teenage nephew and faced a criminal charge should never have made it onto this jury. Massachusetts questionnaires ask directly about arrests, charges, and court orders, and lying on one is a crime. A hearing into whether the truth was told is exactly what the law allows.

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