Lindsay Clancy jury risks mistrial on 7th day of deliberations after 2 deadlock notes

Lindsay Clancy’s defense team filed a motion to Judge William Sullivan on Friday asking that there be no more sidebars for the remainder of the triple-murder trial, and that all further proceedings be handled in open court.

Lindsay Clancy’s defense team filed a motion to Judge William Sullivan on Friday asking that there be no more sidebars for the remainder of the triple-murder trial, and that all further proceedings be handled in open court.

The motion was filed as jurors in the murder trial were about to head into their seventh day of deliberations at Plymouth Superior Court after proceedings ended Thursday with the defense calling for the removal of one juror.

The jury submitted a question after the lunch break Thursday; while Sullivan did not read the note in court, it appeared to have to do with reasonable doubt. He instead repeated his instructions on the definition of reasonable doubt and said each juror was brought in individually and asked whether they could follow his instructions before they were sent back to continue deliberations.

“They’ve said at this point that they can,” Sullivan said. “That was specifically addressed towards the specific question, and that’s what I’m doing.”

Sullivan sent everyone home for the day around 4 p.m.