Lindsay Clancy Trial: Juror dispute deepens as judge rejects removal request

Lindsay Clancy looks at the jurors seated in the courtroom during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court. (Photo: AP) A six-day deadlock in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial intensified on Thursday after Judge William Sullivan refused a defence request to remove a juror accused of failing to follow his instructions on reasonable doubt.The Massachusetts case has drawn widespread attention over the deaths of Clancy's three young children, as her defence claims that postpartum psychosis left her unable to understand the wrongfulness of her actions when the children were killed.The jury of nine women and three men had deliberated for about 35 hours and twice told Sullivan it could not reach a verdict before the dispute over the individual juror emerged. The central question before the panel is whether Clancy was criminally responsible for the killings.Judge refuses to remove disputed jurorBefore ruling on the defence request, Sullivan questioned jurors individually and again instructed the panel on the legal standard of reasonable doubt.Explaining his decision, Sullivan said the court should not choose between competing positions inside the deliberation room.“I don't feel it is prop...