LINDSAY CLANCY TRIAL: I THINK WE'RE AT THE END OF THE ROAD HERE.

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The video discusses the potential for a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial due to a deadlocked jury. Legal experts suggest the jury may be deliberating to appease the judge and that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts may need to reconsider its approach to charging cases, drawing parallels to the Karen Read trial. The discussion highlights the divided nature of public opinion and its reflection within the jury.

Structure

1Jury deadlock in Lindsay Clancy trial
2Unlikelihood of a verdict
3Potential mistrial and next steps
4Comparison to Karen Read trial and Massachusetts' charging practices
5The country and jury's division on the case

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LINDSAY CLANCY TRIAL: I THINK WE'RE AT THE END OF THE ROAD HERE. I THINK IT'S VERY UNLIKELY WE'RE GOING TO GET A VERDICT. I THINK MOST LIKELY, THE JURY IS GOING TO COME IN TODAY, DELIBERATE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS, REALLY, JUST TO APPEASE THE JUDGE, THEN TELL THEM, YOU KNOW, TELL HIM, WE'RE HOPELESSLY DEADLOCKED. AT THAT POINT, HE REALLY IS REQUIRED TO DECLARE A MISTRIAL, BECAUSE ANYTHING MORE, PUSHING THEM, REALLY GETS INTO A COERCIVE VERDICT, WHICH IS HIGHLY APPEALABLE. SO I THINK REALLY, THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSCHUSETTS HAS TO THINK HARD ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS CASE. WHETHER OR NOT THEY CHARGE THREE MURDER ONE CHARGES AGAIN. THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSCHUSETTS IS NOT KNOWN FOR BEING NUANCED OR, YOU KNOW, TAKING A LESS RIGID VIEW OF THINGS. REMEMBER THE KAREN READ TRIAL? THEY CAME RIGHT BACK AFTER THAT HUNG JURY, SO I THINK THEY'LL LIKELY COME BACK AND CHECK AGAIN. THEY DID HAVE ANOTHER TRIAL. AND IT WAS AN ACQUITTAL. THIS JURY HASN'T ASKED FOR ANY EVIDENCE. THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE TESTIMONY. ARE YOU CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT THE SPLIT IS LIKE? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS A DEADLOCK HERE? ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, THEY ASKED ONE QUESTION, RIGHT? TO SEE THE KNIFE AND THE PILL BOTTLES. BUT, YEAH, NO MORE QUESTIONS, OVER ALL OF THESE HOURS OF DELIBERATIONS. AND YES, PROSECUTORS AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARE GOING TO WANT TO POLL THOSE JURORS AFTER THIS POTENTIAL MISTRIAL, BECAUSE THAT WILL SHAPE THEIR DECISION, HOW THEY FRAME THEIR CASE GOING FORWARD. WE MIGHT SEE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THEORY OF THIS CASE IF IT GETS TRIED A SECOND TIME. YOU MENTION KAREN READ, ANOTHER HIGH-PROFILE CASE IN MASSACHUSETTS. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT, AND WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT MASSACHUSETTS? AND HOW THEY'RE HANDLING THESE CASES. YEAH, THEY'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FLACK. YOU KNOW, KAREN READ PERHAPS WAS OVERCHARGED, RIGHT? A SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE FOR SOMETHING THAT SEEMED FELT A BIT MUCH. AND ULTIMATELY, THEY Weren't SUCCESSFUL. HERE, THEY WERE REALLY UNCOMPROMISING IN OFFERING A POTENTIAL PLEA DEAL BECAUSE OF HER STATE OF MIND. SO, I THINK THEY SHOULD TAKE A HARD LOOK AT HOW THEY'RE TRYING SOME OF THESE CASES AND TRY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT REALLY SERVES THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE FOR THE STATE OF MASSCHUSETTS. WELL, THE COUNTRY SEEMS TO BE DIVIDED ON THIS. NO SURPRISE THAT THE JURY IS EITHER, DON'T YOU THINK? OH, IT'S A MICROCOSM, RIGHT? IT'S NOT SHOCKING THAT WE'RE AT A COMPLETE DEADLOCK, BECAUSE LOOK AT EVERYBODY ELSE OUT HERE, NOBODY CAN AGREE OUT HERE, SO WHY WOULD THE JURY AGREE?

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“I think we’re at the end of the road here”: It appears the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Massachusetts could end in a mistrial. The jury resumes deliberations for a sixth day Thursday, even though they told the judge, for a second time, that they're deadlocked. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi explains what happens next. #lindsayclancy #massachusetts #crime #trial

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I think we're at the end of the road here. I think it's very unlikely we're going to get a verdict. I think most likely, the jury is going to come in today, deliberate for a few more hours, really, just to appease the judge, then tell them, you know, tell him, we're hopelessly deadlocked. At that point, he really is required to declare a mistrial, because anything more, pushing them, really gets into a coercive verdict, which is highly appealable. So I think really, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has to think hard about how they want to move forward in this case, whether or not they charge three murder one charges again. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is not known for being nuanced or, you know, taking a less rigid view of things. Remember the Karen Read trial? They came right back after that hung jury, so I think they'll likely come back and check again. They did have another trial. And it was an acquittal. This jury hasn't asked for any evidence. They don't want to hear any more testimony. Are you curious to see what the split is like? What do you think is a deadlock here? Absolutely. I mean, they asked one question, right? To see the knife and the pill bottles. But, yeah, no more questions, over all of these hours of deliberations. And yes, prosecutors and defense attorneys are going to want to poll those jurors after this potential mistrial, because that will shape their decision, how they frame their case going forward. We might see a completely different theory of this case if it gets tried a second time. You mention Karen Read, another high-profile case in Massachusetts. What do you make of it, and what does it say about Massachusetts and how they're handling these cases? Yeah, they've gotten a lot of flack. You know, Karen Read perhaps was overcharged, right? A second-degree murder charge for something that seemed felt a bit much. And ultimately, they weren't successful. Here, they were really uncompromising in offering a potential plea deal because of her state of mind. So, I think they should take a hard look at how they're trying some of these cases and try to think about what really serves the interests of justice for the state of Massachusetts. Well, the country seems to be divided on this. No surprise that the jury is either, don't you think? Oh, it's a microcosm, right? It's not shocking that we're at a complete deadlock, because look at everybody else out here. Nobody can agree out here, so why would the jury agree?