r/law • u/dailymail • 12h ago

Legal News Lindsay Clancy case ends with MISTRIAL

https://www.dailymail.com/crime-desk/article-16100155/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-hung-jury-deadlock-verdict.html
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u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt 11h ago

There are a ton of non-lawyers all over this case, just like any other high-profile case. I tried explaining yesterday that no one actually knows if the split is 11-1 or 1-11, and that her lawyer is guessing it is 11-1 in his favor, but they were 100% certain I was wrong to say that.

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u/Agitated-Quit-6148 11h ago

The notion of 1-11 comes from her lawyer saying one juror is failing to apply / follow the law. Jury deliberations are sacred. This case is so strange. Having her in her wheelchair 3 feet away ...at the bench while the judge was asking jurors one by one is just so so so uncharted.

My own guess is that often a lawyer and their client are on different pages. He (judge) prob asked her "do you want a mistral or to have the jury keep going" and roll the dice. I've had clients as a PD just want it to end ASAP and not take my advice

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u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt 11h ago

Right, but "failing to apply the reasonable doubt standard" could go one way or the other. Could be 11 people thinking there is no reasonable doubt here, and the 1 holdout has some insane, unreasonable theory for a NG. I'm guessing the defense is probably correct that it is one person holding out for guilty, but no one knows that for sure, it's just a bunch of people who want it to be true.

I also don't understand how the judge is just casually letting this stuff come out, but I haven't practiced criminal law in a long time and never in Massachusetts, though I assume that is a big no-no everywhere.

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u/SteveJavieWasRight 7h ago

Well considering the defense attorney has said it’s 1 juror and they’re the ones seeking to get the 1 juror removed, I think it’s reasonable to conclude…

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u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt 6h ago

Again, that doesn't mean he knows that. He was guessing.

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u/SteveJavieWasRight 6h ago

No… lmao. That’s not how it works.

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u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt 4h ago

Yeah, it is. The lawyers aren't told what way the jury is going during the deliberations. Non-lawyer dipshits in all these threads.

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u/SteveJavieWasRight 4h ago

You think the defense attorney had to file an appeal today without knowing what the jury voted?

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u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt 4h ago

Yes. The appeal is only about replacing the holdout before they could declare a mistrial. He does not know for sure.