The defence lawyer for a Massachusetts parent accused of murdering her 3 children has asked a justice to analyse a juror successful the case.
The proceedings against Lindsay Clancy ended successful a mistrial and acrimony this period aft the assemblage failed to scope a unanimous verdict.
Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, wants the tribunal to probe mobile telephone usage by "Juror Doe" during deliberations arsenic good arsenic a questionnaire helium filled out.
A lawyer for Michael Desronvil, the lone juror who wanted to find Clancy guilty, said the latest defence question was a "Looney Tunes" onslaught connected his lawsuit for doing his civic duty. Desronvil has said determination was "enough impervious that she [Clancy] knew precisely what she was doing".
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The juror forewoman has claimed successful a media interrogation that Desronvil had expressed tenable uncertainty astir Clancy's guilt, which would necessitate him to find her not guilty. He denies this.
Clancy has not denied sidesplitting her 3 children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, 8 months, astatine the family's Massachusetts home.
Her attorneys argued she was not blameworthy by crushed of insanity, that she was struggling with postpartum psychosis astatine the time.
Prosecutors said Clancy made a calculated determination to nonstop her hubby retired of the location connected an errand truthful she could strangle her children.
In his question filed connected Friday, Reddington asked the tribunal to look astatine calls and texts that "Juror Doe" made betwixt 08:00 and 16:30 section clip during each the days the assemblage deliberated.
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