Judge Rules on Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case

A Massachusetts judge has decided that a juror, who stood alone in favor of convicting Lindsay Clancy of murder in her children’s deaths, will not have to undergo a phone examination or face any inquiry from the defense. This ruling came down on Wednesday from Judge William Sullivan, who denied a request from Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, to hold an evidentiary hearing.

Judge Sullivan stated that the information presented regarding the juror—referred to in court documents as Juror Doe, but believed to be Michael Desronvil—emerged only after the mistrial was declared. Therefore, it is deemed irrelevant based on existing court precedents.

In his written decision, Sullivan noted that the defense did not initially argue that Juror Doe had lied on the jury questionnaire before the mistrial. Instead, these allegations came from media reports after the fact. He concluded that because new post-trial information affecting the juror’s impartiality could not be used to contest the necessity of declaring a mistrial, an evidentiary hearing was unwarranted. The judge also pointed out that concerns about improper cellphone use by Juror Doe were raised only after the mistrial announcement.

Further inquiries into the holdout juror would breach legal mandates against probing a juror’s private reasoning or collective thought processes, Sullivan explained.

Desronvil recently spoke with Fox News and reiterated his decision, emphasizing his unwillingness to compromise with the other jurors who believed that Clancy should be found not criminally responsible due to postpartum psychosis.

He referred to Clancy’s three deceased children as “The Three Angels,” naming them Cora, Dawson, and Callan. Desronvil firmly denied any suggestions of wrongdoing, stating that jurors only used their cellphones during breaks and that he never overlooked any reasonable doubts in the case.

Additionally, Reddington has requested that the court preserve records from all twelve jurors and the six alternates, including their questionnaires and surveillance video from the courthouse hallway outside the deliberation room.

Looking ahead, Clancy is set to return to court on November 2.