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Lindsay Clancy's attorney asks judge to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict her
PBS • • general
Key Points:
- Lindsay Clancy's lawyer has requested a judge to investigate juror Michael Desronvil's conduct, including alleged cellphone use during deliberations and potential dishonesty on juror questionnaires, after a mistrial was declared in her murder case.
- The jury deadlocked 11-1, with Desronvil as the sole juror favoring conviction, while others believed Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children.
- Desronvil has denied claims that he had doubts about Clancy's guilt but voted to convict anyway, and has faced public scrutiny over his personal background, including financial and legal issues.
- Clancy's legal team has also filed motions to dismiss the case entirely, arguing the judge should have replaced the holdout juror instead of declaring a mistrial and that prosecutors lack sufficient evidence to retry her.
- Prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will pursue a new trial; Clancy remains in a psychiatric hospital and charged with murder.
