NEW: Tensions Erupt In Clancy Trial As Judge Snaps Back At Attorney’s Shocking Accusation

Tensions erupted Friday morning in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial as defense attorney Kevin Reddington pressed Judge William Sullivan to deliver a more “forceful” instruction on how jurors must apply the reasonable doubt standard.

“What do you want me to do? Get a brass band?!” Sullivan fired back during the heated courtroom clash.

Reddington refused to retreat, accusing the judge of “glossing over the issue” after a note from the jury foreperson raised concerns that one member of the panel was refusing to follow the law on reasonable doubt.

The defense attorney argued that the extraordinary complaint demanded a direct inquiry into the disputed juror. He urged Sullivan to focus specifically on whether that juror was following the court’s instructions while weighing Clancy’s criminal responsibility.

Sullivan declined to question the juror separately Friday, finding that there was not enough evidence to justify another inquiry.

The judge had already brought all 12 jurors into court individually Thursday and asked whether they could follow his instructions. Each juror said they could. Sullivan then reread the reasonable doubt instruction before sending the panel back to deliberate.

BREAKING: Tensions erupt in the courtroom for the Lindsay Clancy murder case as defense attorney Kevin Reddington presses Judge William Sullivan to give jurors a more “forceful” instruction on proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Reddington maintained that the court’s response did not address the central accusation contained in the foreperson’s note. He argued that a juror who refused to apply the law could improperly prevent the panel from reaching a verdict and force a mistrial after six weeks of testimony.

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Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague opposed another inquiry and argued that the jurors should be permitted to continue deliberating. She noted that every member of the panel had already sworn that he or she could follow the law.

The jury entered its seventh day of deliberations Friday after twice telling Sullivan that it could not reach a unanimous decision. The foreperson’s latest note revealed that one juror was at the center of the impasse, but it did not publicly disclose how the panel was divided or what verdict the other jurors supported.

Clancy, 36, is charged in the January 2023 strangulation deaths of her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. She does not deny killing them, but her attorneys contend that postpartum psychosis left her unable to appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions or conform her conduct to the law.

Prosecutors argue that Clancy understood what she was doing and deliberately arranged to be alone with the children before killing them.

If the jury finds that the prosecution proved Clancy was criminally responsible beyond a reasonable doubt, it could convict her of murder or manslaughter. If the panel remains hopelessly deadlocked, Sullivan could declare a mistrial.

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