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Lindsay Clancy's push to investigate holdout juror could be paused as defense, prosecutors agree to adjourn

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Ruiz, M., & McEnany, K. (2026, September 28). Lindsay Clancy's push to investigate holdout juror could be paused as defense, prosecutors agree to adjourn. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/us/lindsay-clancy-push-investigate-holdout-juror-paused-defense-prosecutors-agree-adjourn

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-28 · by Michael Ruiz, Kayleigh McEnany

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Lindsay Clancy's legal team and Massachusetts prosecutors have agreed to delay a motion by defense attorney Kevin Reddington to investigate the lone holdout juror from her mistrial, pending Judge William Sullivan’s decision. The agreement comes as the holdout juror's counsel lacks access to necessary information. The status conference scheduled for Tuesday will address the investigation into the holdout juror and a double jeopardy motion seeking dismissal of charges rather than proceeding with a retrial.
Written by AI on 2026-09-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Judge William Sullivan denied Lindsay Clancy's defense motion to find her not guilty of murdering her three children, ruling that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for a jury to determine she was criminally responsible despite suffering from mental illness. The judge noted that it is up to the jury to decide whether expert witnesses' testimony about her lack of criminal responsibility should be accepted or rejected. This decision leaves open the possibility of a retrial following the earlier mistrial due to a deadlocked jury. Clancy's lawyer argued there was insufficient evidence proving she committed the killings, but Sullivan disagreed, stating that any rational trier of fact could find her guilty based on the presented evidence. The case now remains unresolved with ongoing debate about criminal responsibility and mental health considerations in legal proceedings.

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Fox News' Mass. Massachusetts PLYMOUTH Reddington

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Reddington PERSON · 6× Clancy PERSON · 3× Paltzik PERSON · 3× Michael PERSON · 2× Edward Paltzik PERSON · 1× Kevin Reddington PERSON · 1× Lindsay Clancy's PERSON · 1× Mass. GPE · 1× Massachusetts GPE · 1× PLYMOUTH GPE · 1×

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Eleven other jurors agreed that Clancy should be found not guilty by reason of mental defect or disease after Reddington raised an insanity defense, arguing that she suffered from postpartum psychosis. Paltzik also questioned why Reddington didn't object to his client as a potential juror during jury selection. With 12 jurors and four alternates, Reddington would have had 16 strikes to use to remove candidates before the trial began.
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Lindsay Clancy's push to investigate holdout juror could be paused as defense, prosecutors agree to adjourn · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

Lindsay Clancy's legal team and Massachusetts prosecutors have agreed to delay defense attorney Kevin Reddington’s motion to investigate the lone holdout juror in her mistrial, his attorney Edward Paltzik told Fox News' Kayleigh McEnany Monday. asserted
attorney → agree → McEnany
A final decision is subject to Judge William Sullivan, but the judge has not yet announced a decision one way or the other. asserted
judge → announce → decision
The delay agreement comes as the juror's counsel informed the parties that he does not have access to impounded information necessary to prepare a response. asserted
he → come → response
"The DA and Reddington consent to adjourn the motion to investigate Michael," Paltzik said. asserted
Paltzik → consent → Michael
"If Judge Sullivan signs an order today, much of it could be adjourned. uncertain
much → sign → it
" Clancy is due in court at 9 a.m. Tuesday for a status conference in the wake of her mistrial — her first court date since jurors deadlocked on Sept. 4. asserted
jurors → deadlocke → Sept.
"We have our local counsel showing up either way," Paltzik said. asserted
Paltzik → have → ?
"It’s important to note that all of this is subject to the Judge’s discretion." asserted
all → ’ → discretion
The hearing was expected to cover Reddington's motion to hold an inquiry into the holdout, Michael Desronvil, as well as a double jeopardy motion seeking to dismiss the charges instead of holding a retrial. asserted
hearing → expect → retrial
Prosecutors are also expected to give an update on their plans. asserted
Prosecutors → expect → plans
Reddington had asked the court for an investigation into Desronvil, the only juror out of 12 who maintained that Clancy is guilty of murder in the strangling deaths of her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. asserted
Clancy → ask → children
Eleven other jurors agreed that Clancy should be found not guilty by reason of mental defect or disease after Reddington raised an insanity defense, arguing that she suffered from postpartum psychosis. Paltzik also questioned why Reddington didn't object to his client as a potential juror during jury selection. With 12 jurors and four alternates, Reddington would have had 16 strikes to use to remove candidates before the trial began. asserted
trial → agree → candidates
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