Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyer Wanted WHAT From the Holdout?!
Lindsay Clancy’s case has moved from an eleven-to-one mistrial into a fight about the one juror who would not vote to acquit. Kevin Reddington asked the court to examine the holdout juror’s questionnaire, review phone records, and investigate whether he obeyed the court’s instructions. The judge has now rejected the requested post-trial investigation.
That juror, Michael Desronvil, has been publicly identified and has retained counsel. His past legal and financial matters have drawn attention, including a dismissed domestic violence charge and a restraining order reported to have been in effect during the trial. Those details raise questions about jury selection, but they do not prove that he violated a judge’s order or concealed information. The foreperson claimed Desronvil expressed doubt and still held out for conviction. Desronvil has said he had no doubts at all.
Judge William Sullivan declined to remove him while the jury was deliberating. After the panel deadlocked, Sullivan declared a mistrial on September 4. He later ruled, on October 21, that the information discovered after the trial could not be used to attack his earlier mistrial decision, denying the defense bid for an evidentiary hearing.
The next fight is about double jeopardy. Clancy’s lawyers argue the judge should have done more before declaring a mistrial and say another trial would be unconstitutional. The November 2 hearing addresses that dismissal motion and other outstanding questions. Prosecutors have not announced a retrial decision. Clancy has pleaded not guilty, and the original trial centered on whether postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible for the deaths of her children. The legal stakes now reach beyond one verdict: the protection owed to jurors who disagree.
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