A Massachusetts judge has rejected Lindsay Clancy’s attempt to drop her triple murder charges following September’s hung jury, clearing the way for prosecutors to pursue a retrial. On Monday, Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan denied her defense team’s motion to dismiss on double-jeopardy grounds. [snip] Clancy’s defense team argued that the case should not be retried, contending that the lone holdout juror, Michael Desronvil, should have been probed further during deliberations when the foreperson sent out a note claiming he refused to follow the law on reasonable doubt. Clancy’s lawyers stated that due to this, the juror should have been dismissed and an alternate juror seated to allow the jury to reach a verdict. “Based on the imperative to avoid intrusion into the substance of deliberations and to avoid jury coercion, the court, in its discretion, concluded that it was inappropriate to investigate by questioning the holdout juror about any doubt Juror Doe harbored,” the judge wrote. [snip] Additionally, Sullivan denied a motion filed by state prosecutors seeking a gag order on defense attorneys to restrict public statements prior to a second trial. The ruling leaves prosecutors free to move forward with a second trial. The court has scheduled a status hearing for November 16, 2026, to discuss retrial scheduling, with proceedings expected to begin as early as spring 2027. At the beginning of October, Sullivan had also denied another motion from Lindsay Clancy’s defense to dismiss the case and find her not guilty based on an alleged lack of evidence provided by the prosecution. (*) Full article: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/judge-denies-lindsay-clancys-motion-to-dismiss-case Post navigation June 2028 trial date set for alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk Colorado mom who said daughter was secretly transitioned helps lead effort to ban boys in girls’ sports
