World · 19 d ago
Lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial defends his vote to convict
The defence's argument
postpartum psychosis
Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother, did not dispute killing her three children; her defence argued she suffered from postpartum psychosis. Her trial ended in a mistrial in September.
11 jurors
Not criminally responsible
1 juror
Guilty
Eleven of the 12 jurors found her not criminally responsible because of mental illness, while one, Michael Desronvil, voted to convict.
"I had a lot of evidence to back up my claim," Desronvil said in a television interview on Wednesday, denying other jurors' claims that he had reasonable doubt.
— Michael Desronvil, holdout juror
What's next
Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, has asked the judge for an inquiry into the juror. A hearing on that request was postponed after Desronvil hired a lawyer.
