Judge William Sullivan told the panelists to continue deliberations
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Jurors deadlock three times in Lindsay Clancy trial, judge sends them back for more deliberations
Four times, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial tells the judge they're deadlocked. Four times, the judge sends them back for more deliberation. The system’s answer to indecision is more indecision, and the trial becomes a cycle: verdict deferred, outcome postponed.
The receipts don’t name the reason, just the repetition. Deadlock is treated as a problem to solve by asking again. The stakes are real: justice delayed is justice denied. The process is the punchline — the jury trapped in a loop, the community waiting for a decision that may never come. In lieu of flowers, send snacks to jury deliberations.
“The jury can't reach a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial, so the judge keeps sending them back in, again and again. The system keeps asking for an answer it can't get, and the outcome hangs in limbo. The stakes are whether you ever see a verdict at all.”
“Deadlocked juries are a normal part of the legal process — more deliberation is always the right call. The judge is simply ensuring justice is served, even if it takes a few extra rounds. Did I say 'a few'? I meant as many as it takes, but that's how the process works.”
The receipts
Jurors in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy are saying they are deadlocked on Day 4 of deliberations. Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan has asked them to keep deliberating. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Polisi have more.
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial said Tuesday they were deadlocked on their fourth day of deliberations. The judge told them to return to deliberations.
The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial told the judge Tuesday morning that it was unable to come to a unanimous decision at the start of a fourth day of deliberations.
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