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Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to investigate juror and check his phone
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- The defence lawyer for Lindsay Clancy, accused of murdering her three children, has requested a judge to investigate a juror's mobile phone use and questionnaire responses during deliberations following a mistrial.
- Juror Michael Desronvil, the sole juror favoring a guilty verdict, faces scrutiny from the defence, which has been criticized by his lawyer as an unfair attack on his civic duty.
- Clancy's defence argued she was not guilty by reason of insanity due to postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors claimed she deliberately killed her children after sending her husband out.
- The defence also filed a motion to dismiss the case, but prosecutors have not yet decided whether to retry Clancy.
- Several jurors reportedly voted 11-1 in favor of finding Clancy not criminally responsible, with disagreements arising during deliberations over the interpretation of evidence and reasonable doubt.
