The lone holdout juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has said he “didn’t have any doubts” that she was criminally responsible for killing her three children.

“Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she knew exactly what she was doing and planned it,” Michael Desronvil said in a statement to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.

The judge declared a mistrial on 4 September after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict following nearly 40 hours of deliberating.

  • j5y7@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    Doesn’t matter. The only thing they need to say is guilty or not guilty. That’s all they can be responsible for if you want free and fair trials.

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      7 days ago

      I had to look this up because that in no way “ensures a free and fair trial”…the opposite is true

      A jury is required to vote based strictly on the evidence. A juror can be removed for voting on a coin flip