PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy’s defense team and Massachusetts prosecutors have agreed to postpone a motion seeking an investigation into the lone holdout juror whose position led to a mistrial, attorney Edward Paltzik told Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany on Monday.
The agreement still requires approval from Judge William Sullivan, who has not yet issued a ruling.
The proposed delay follows notice from the juror’s attorney that he lacks access to impounded information needed to prepare a response.
“The DA and Reddington consent to adjourn the motion to investigate Michael,” Paltzik said. “If Judge Sullivan signs an order today, much of it could be adjourned. Either way, a status conference is still likely. But the motion about Michael is likely not on tomorrow.”
Michael P. Desronvil, left, the lone holdout juror who forced a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, has retained an attorney who once represented President Donald Trump. Clancy, right, faced three counts of first-degree murder in the strangling deaths of her three children. (Facebook/Brittany K and Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Clancy is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Tuesday for a status conference, her first court proceeding since jurors deadlocked on Sept. 4.
“We have our local counsel showing up either way,” Paltzik said. “It’s important to note that all of this is subject to the Judge’s discretion.”
The hearing had been expected to address Reddington’s request for an inquiry into holdout juror Michael Desronvil, along with a double-jeopardy motion seeking dismissal of the charges rather than a retrial.
Michael P. Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which ended in a mistrial. (Fugitive TV)
Prosecutors are also expected to provide an update on their plans in the case.
Reddington sought an investigation into Desronvil, the only one of the 12 jurors who continued to support finding Clancy guilty of murdering her three children—Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months—by strangulation.
Callan, left, Dawson and Cora Clancy. The three children were killed at their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home in January 2023. (Lindsay Marie Clancy/Facebook)
The other 11 jurors agreed that Clancy should be found not guilty by reason of mental defect or disease after Reddington presented an insanity defense, arguing that she experienced postpartum psychosis.
Paltzik also questioned why Reddington did not challenge Desronvil during jury selection.
Because the panel included 12 jurors and four alternates, Reddington had 16 strikes available to remove potential jurors before the trial began.
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