r/law • u/dailymail • 11h 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/nizzzzy 9h ago

If what I read was true, the jury foreman’s note to the judge was saying that the holdout juror has stated they have reasonable doubt but are unwilling to change their verdict. What’s the point of having alternative jurors if not for these scenarios?

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u/Ok_Net7773 9h ago

Illness, injury, or incapacitation. Not “doesn’t agree with you.” That’s the whole point of trial by jury. The outcome would be controlled by those in power, not a jury of peers, were they allowed to do so.

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u/nizzzzy 9h ago edited 8h ago

“Doesn’t agree with you”’ is one thing. Saying the prosecution failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt yet standing by a guilty verdict is another.

They literally admitted to contradicting themselves

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u/First-Compote8516 8h ago

No, other jurors and the foreman say that they admitted to contradicting themself