A juror within the trial of Lindsay Clancy is sharing new particulars about what he stated occurred contained in the jury room that led to a mistrial within the case of the Massachusetts girl going through first-degree homicide prices for the 2023 deaths of her three younger youngsters.
Nick Dargie, one of many three males on the 12-person jury, informed ABC Information’ Aaron Katersky that the lone holdout juror who prevented a unanimous verdict didn’t present any proof explaining his vote.
“There was a number of instances I might ask him to indicate us proof or, you recognize, describe a witness testimony that helped to show what he was saying, and … he could not,” Dargie, 25, stated in an interview Wednesday.
Jury deliberations finally yielded an 11-1 cut up in favor of not responsible by purpose of madness, however the last juror wouldn’t change his place favoring conviction, according to different jurors who spoke out publicly.
“There wasn’t a single piece of proof or witness testimony that he used to show why he was pondering the way in which he was, which is why we finally despatched in that notice,” Dargie stated, referring to a notice the jury foreperson gave to Choose William Sullivan, resulting in the mistrial. “In any other case, like there’s nothing mistaken with any individual having a totally reverse opinion … that might be a hung jury. That, like that, is our justice system.
Clancy pleaded not responsible to 3 homicide prices for the deaths of her 5-year-old daughter Cora, 3-year-old son Dawson and toddler son Callan on the household’s residence in Duxbury, a Boston suburb, on Jan. 24, 2023.
Defendant Lindsay Clancy appears on the jury after Choose William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Clancy’s homicide trial, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass.
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Her five-week trial ended in a mistrial on Sept. 4, after per week of deliberations.
All through Clancy’s trial, a lot of the testimony centered on whether or not or not she was affected by postpartum psychosis — thought of a psychiatric emergency, in line with the American Faculty of Obstetricians and Gynecologists — when she strangled her youngsters and tried to take her personal life, and whether or not she needs to be held criminally chargeable for the killings.
Jurors in Massachusetts are instructed that so as to show a defendant is criminally liable for their conduct, prosecutors should “show past an affordable doubt that the defendant didn’t endure from a psychological illness or defect on the time of the alleged offense,” according to the Massachusetts Courtroom System.
Plymouth County District Lawyer Timothy Cruz has not but introduced a call on whether or not to retry Clancy.
“I admire the truth that there are sturdy emotions and opinions tied to this case,” Cruz stated exterior the courthouse on Sept. 4, when the mistrial was declared. “Nonetheless, our job is to put aside our emotions and focus solely on the details. The details are Lindsay Clancy killed her three youngsters and the proof steered to us that she was accountable for her actions when she dedicated these homicides.”
The 2 sides are scheduled to be in court docket on Sept. 29 to find out subsequent steps following the mistrial.
Tune into “Good Morning America” on Thursday, Sept. 10 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET on ABC to see extra of Aaron Katersky’s unique interview with Nick Dargie, a juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial.
