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Lindsay Clancy’s Jury Foreperson Reported What Problem?
The most consequential development in Lindsay Clancy’s deliberations may have nothing to do with another piece of evidence.
Kevin Reddington says the foreperson reported a problem with one juror and Judge William Sullivan’s reasonable-doubt instructions. The defense wanted the juror removed. Sullivan refused to choose between the apparent minority and majority positions.
That is exactly where this gets uncomfortable.
A unanimous jury only works if jurors can disagree without being punished for disagreeing. But jurors also swear to follow the law. If eleven people believe number twelve has…
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