Defense seeks juror removal as Clancy murder trial nears possible mistrial

Jurors in the Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy were dismissed for the day after the defense accused one panelist of ignoring legal instructions, with deliberations reportedly split 11-1. The judge declined to remove the juror and urged continued efforts to reach a unanimous verdict. Clancy faces three first-degree murder charges for the deaths of her children, with her defense citing postpartum psychosis.

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The jury in the Lindsay Clancy case has now deliberated for six full days, with the judge sending them home Thursday after the defense raised concerns about a single holdout juror. Attorney Kevin Reddington claimed that panelist was disregarding the court's instructions on reasonable doubt, but Judge William Sullivan declined to remove them, noting the jurors had sworn they could follow the law.

Clancy faces three first-degree murder charges for the deaths of her children in their Duxbury home. Her defense maintains postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible, while prosecutors contend the killings were premeditated. The jury may convict on the top charge, a lesser offense, or acquit by reason of insanity, which would send Clancy