@cbsnews: On Tuesday, jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s trial told Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. According to Massachusetts law, if the jury remains deadlocked, Judge Sullivan will meet with attorneys for both sides before reading the jury what are known as the “Tuey-Rodriguez” instructions. The state-specific instructions were also given during the 2024 trial of Karen Read in Massachusetts. If jurors remain deadlocked a third time, Judge Sullivan will declare a mistrial. If Clancy is convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter, she will be sentenced to prison. If jurors find her not guilty by reason of insanity, she will remain at Tewksbury State Hospital, where her case will be reviewed periodically.
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Wednesday 02 September 2026 02:09:17 GMT
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Captain :
Deadlocked jury should = innocent and not a mistrial
2026-09-02 14:01:11
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Caden :
Shouldn’t be rocket science to convict a killer
2026-09-02 16:07:36
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Sarah :
So they get a pep talk? 😭
2026-09-02 02:52:58
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smuff :
Its not rocket science to work out the prosecution have severely failed to prove shes guilty beyond reasonable doubt😂
2026-09-02 18:01:06
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oakhillfarm_ :
What happens if they choose not to retry the case?
2026-09-02 20:05:39
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neutral_newbuild :
They should be able to use the spare jury members
2026-09-02 21:09:11
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janielynn00 :
If there is a third deadlock and the prosecution decides not to retry Lindsey will she get to go home?
2026-09-02 22:46:42
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Suzanne Block :
(The Tuey-Rodriguez charge)
2026-09-02 22:24:09
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Kerlly :
Shouldn’t the trial have come after PROVING WITHOUT REASONABLE DOUBT SHE committed the crime?
2026-09-03 18:15:06
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SavFree :
That’s how most states and federal courts handle deadlock juries. The Rodriguez charge just may be called something else like the Allen charge in federal trials.
2026-09-02 18:33:55
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hhfc :
it’s odd they don’t support a majority ruling in such circumstances. i.e if there are 12 jurors the judge would accept a majority verdict of 10 etc
2026-09-02 05:48:34
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Gretamente :
Mistrial and investigate the main suspect: patrick.
2026-09-03 00:56:04
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toaster_in_the_bathtub1 :
This doesn’t go far enough at all
2026-09-03 00:53:58
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. :
A deadlocked jury should equal innocent. Clearly there are people on that jury who believe she is not guilty of these crimes and that should be all they need to find not guilty
2026-09-02 20:24:49
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RosaBaum :
There is definitely a reason to suppose that ‘more or clearer evidence can be produced’ especially with such a shitty job the initial investigators did. They simply took Patrick Clancy’s word for everything and went with it.
2026-09-03 12:40:26
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Rachel :
What is the time frame on which they can retry?
2026-09-02 14:20:50
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Jessicaleigh89 :
How does saying that “quote” help them ???
2026-09-03 18:23:51
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Suzanne Block :
Couldn’t have said it better. When was this case presented?
2026-09-02 22:22:26
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Angelbear76 :
the fact that they can't come to a decision if gross this lady murdered her own children there's zero excuse for that not one person can tell me different
2026-09-04 15:08:58
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LaneWasActuallyHere :
Yea
2026-09-02 02:15:11
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ballfart92 :
deadlock you say…
2026-09-02 02:55:48
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Safety Sally :
Bullying the jury
2026-09-02 16:57:14
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MackFTR03 :
Put her under the jail
2026-09-02 17:49:36
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ⅅ𝑅ǺԞᎬ 🫎 🫀 :
she's guilty of murder
best they can do is jail with psychiatric treatment.
2026-09-02 02:27:23
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Elizabeth Thomas :
And of course they will retry her because they are horrible
2026-09-02 11:23:38
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