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Mistrial Declared in Lindsay Clancy Trial Following Jury Deadlock
Just the facts
A judge declared a mistrial in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother charged in the deaths of her three children, after the jury remained deadlocked. Jury foreperson Roni Carlson and other jurors stated that a single holdout juror acknowledged reasonable doubt but refused to vote for acquittal or a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. Following the trial, Clancy's defense attorney publicly petitioned President Donald Trump for an executive pardon, despite the prosecution being conducted under state law. Clancy remains under state indictment pending decisions by prosecutors on whether to seek a retrial.
Why this is news
A Massachusetts court declared a mistrial in the murder prosecution of Lindsay Clancy after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
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