Lindsay Clancy Trial Ends in Mistrial After 1 Holdout Juror Blocks Verdict
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Updated · New York Daily News · Sep 8
Lindsay Clancy Trial Ends in Mistrial After 1 Holdout Juror Blocks Verdict
3 articles · Updated · New York Daily News · Sep 8
Summary
Eleven jurors concluded Lindsay Clancy killed her three children during a mental health crisis, but one holdout prevented a unanimous verdict after a week of deliberations and five weeks of testimony.
Juror Nick Dargie said the holdout offered no evidence-based reason for his stance, allegedly saying he did not know whether either side had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
Dargie also said the juror behaved oddly in deliberations, including wrapping an exercise band around a water bottle as if mimicking the killings, scrolling on his phone and refusing to engage.
Prosecutors must now decide whether to retry Clancy on murder charges or pursue a plea deal that could keep her in the psychiatric hospital where she is housed; she also uses a wheelchair after her 2023 jump from a second-floor window.