Lindsay Clancy Lawyer Seeks Probe
Defense asks judge to investigate the juror who held out for conviction.
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What happened
Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyers asked a judge to investigate the lone juror who voted to convict her, citing alleged cellphone use during deliberations and jury-selection answers. They also moved to dismiss the case, arguing the judge wrongly declared a mistrial instead of replacing juror Michael Desronvil with an alternate. The trial ended with the jury split, after Clancy was charged with murdering her children at their Massachusetts home in January 2023. Her defense said postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible; prosecutors said she deliberately sent her husband away to strangle them. Desronvil denies wrongdoing and says he had no doubts, while other jurors have challenged his conduct. A Sept. 29 hearing will decide the next steps.
Both sides
From the left
Only one left-leaning outlet we track covered this: CNN, under the headline “Lindsay Clancy’s attorney asks judge to investigate the lone juror who wanted to convict her | CNN”.
From the right
Right-leaning stories split between treating the filing as scrutiny of fairness and treating it as retaliation against a holdout juror. The Washington Examiner framed the defense as seeking review of whether Clancy was judged fairly. Fox News centered Edward Paltzik’s warning that the request was a “full-frontal attack” on the Constitution.
Coverage•5 articles — 1 left, 2 center, 2 right
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