De-escalation: Judge Declares Mistrial in Clancy Case

Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial after seven days of jury deliberations. Jurors told him for a third time that they could not reach a unanimous decision on whether to convict her of the three first-degree murder charges. The trial ends without a verdict.

Before ruling, Sullivan paused proceedings for an hour to let the defense seek an emergency stay from the state’s highest court. The 12-person jury was composed of nine women and three men.

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