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Attorney for lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial pushes back on claims of refusing the law

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Price, S. (2026, September 28). Attorney for lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial pushes back on claims of refusing the law. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/attorney-lone-holdout-juror-lindsay-clancy-mistrial-pushes-back-claims-refusing-law

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Attorney Edward Paltzik is defending juror Michael Desronvil, who was the sole holdout in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial that resulted in a mistrial. Paltzik told Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany that Desronvil had no reasonable doubt and backed his position with substantial evidence. The trial ended after seven days of deliberation when one juror refused to agree with the rest, leading Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial on September 4th. Clancy admitted killing her three children but claimed postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible.

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In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Duxbury, Massachusetts, juror Michael P. Desronvil was the lone holdout after seven days of deliberations, refusing to find the defendant not criminally responsible for killing her three children. His vote led to a mistrial declared by Judge William Sullivan on September 4. In an interview with Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, attorney Edward Paltzik stated that Desronvil had "zero doubt" and "a mountain of evidence" supporting his position that Clancy was criminally responsible despite her admission of the killings under claims of postpartum psychosis. The defense argued that Clancy's mental state at the time should have exempted her from criminal responsibility, but Desronvil held firm in his conviction.

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Clancy PERSON · 3× Desronvil ORG · 3× McEnany PERSON · 3× Paltzik PERSON · 3× Edward Paltzik PERSON · 1× Fox News ORG · 1× Kayleigh McEnany PERSON · 1× Lindsay Clancy’s PERSON · 1× Michael PERSON · 1× Michael P. Desronvil PERSON · 1×

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In a preview of an interview airing Monday on "Fox & Friends," McEnany asks attorney Edward Paltzik whether juror Michael P. Desronvil ever had reasonable doubt after the jury foreperson sent the judge a note accusing him of refusing to follow the law on reasonable doubt.

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🔮 Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Sept. 4.

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Attorney for lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial pushes back on claims of refusing the law · assertive framing

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The attorney for the lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is pushing back on a claim that his client refused to follow the law, telling Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany that the juror had no doubt about his decision. uncertain

juror → push → decision

foreperson → air → doubt

"Michael had zero doubt," Paltzik says. asserted

Paltzik → have → doubt

And he had evidence to back up his position?" asserted

he → have → position

McEnany responds. asserted

McEnany → respond → ?

A mountain of evidence," Paltzik says. asserted

Paltzik → say → evidence

Eleven jurors were prepared to find the former labor and delivery nurse not criminally responsible for killing her three children, while Desronvil held out for a conviction. asserted

Desronvil → prepare → conviction

Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Sept. 4. asserted

Sullivan → declare → mistrial

Clancy admitted killing 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan at the family’s Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023. asserted

Clancy → admit → January

Her defense argued that postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible. asserted

psychosis → argue → her

Prosecutors argued she understood what she was doing and planned the killings. asserted

she → argue → killings

Desronvil later said he believed the physical evidence and witness testimony showed Clancy knew what she was doing. asserted

she → say → what

Prosecutors have not announced whether they will retry her. asserted

they → announce → her