Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial finishes fourth day of deliberations without a verdict
By Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson
(CNN) - The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended deliberations for the day Tuesday without reaching a verdict and will return to court Wednesday for further deliberations.
“My understanding is that you requested to be excused until tomorrow at 9 o’clock, so I’m going to excuse you ‘til then,” Judge William F. Sullivan said.
The 12-person jury, made up of 9 women and 3 men, deliberated for about 6 hours on Tuesday, pushing its total to about 23 hours over four days.
Earlier Tuesday, the jury sent a note to the court saying they were “unable to come to a unanimous decision.” The judge directed the jury to continue deliberating to try to reach a verdict.
If the jury remains deadlocked, the judge may eventually choose to declare a mistrial, ending the trial without a clear resolution and raising the possibility of another trial down the road.
Jurors are considering five verdicts: guilty of first-degree murder, guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of manslaughter, not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility or not guilty.
Here’s a timeline of how jury deliberations have gone so far in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial:
Thursday, August 27: The 12-person jury begins deliberations at about midday and deliberates for about 3.5 hours.
Friday, August 28: The jury asks the court to see the prescription pill bottles and the knife, key physical evidence in the case. The jury deliberates for just under 7 hours before leaving for the weekend.
Monday, August 31: The jury deliberates for about 7 more hours.
Tuesday, September 1: The jury sends a note to the court saying they “are unable to come to a unanimous decision.” The judge instructs the jury to go back and deliberate further. The jury deliberates for about 6 hours, pushing the total deliberations time to about 23 hours.
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