{"id":2689724,"date":"2026-10-22T15:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-wont-have-to-turn-over-phone-or-face-investigation\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T15:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:42:01","slug":"lindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-wont-have-to-turn-over-phone-or-face-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-wont-have-to-turn-over-phone-or-face-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Won\u2019t Have to Turn Over Phone or Face Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-wont-have-to-turn-over-phone-or-face-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2689724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The defense attorney for Lindsay Clancy faced a legal setback after a judge tossed his request to have the case\u2019s holdout juror investigated.<\/p>\n<p>Clancy killed her three children in January 2023 and then botched her suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed. During her murder trial last month, 11 jurors wanted to declare Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.<\/p>\n<p>Juror Michael Desronvil did not go along, and after the mistrial was declared, he faced a deluge of attacks from reporters and Clancy\u2019s coven of fans.<\/p>\n<p>Clancy\u2019s attorney, Kevin Reddington, sought to capitalize on the mood of the hour and make Desronvil the focus of a hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Not happening.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Judge William Sullivan threw out the request, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/lindsay-clancy-holdout-juror-wont-have-turn-over-phone-face-inquiry-judge-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClancy seeks an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Juror Doe lied on the jury questionnaire about prior involvement with the criminal justice system,\u201d Sullivan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, potential evidence of good cause to dismiss a deliberating juror that came to light only after a mistrial was declared simply is not relevant to whether there was a manifest necessity for a mistrial,\u201d Sullivan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrior to the declaration of a mistrial, defense counsel raised no suggestion that Juror Doe had lied on the questionnaire. That information appears to have originated in post-trial media reports,\u201d Sullivan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause post-trial information potentially affecting Juror Doe\u2019s impartiality cannot be used to attack the determination that a mistrial was manifestly necessary, Clancy is not entitled to an evidentiary hearing on that issue,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA similar analysis applies to the argument that there may have been grounds to replace Juror Doe with an alternate based on Juror Doe\u2019s cellphone use which may suggest exposure to extraneous evidence,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrior to the declaration of a mistrial, defense counsel raised no suggestion that Juror Doe had been exposed to extraneous evidence or improperly used a cellphone during deliberations,\u201d Sullivan wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In the request to subject Desronvil to his own inquisition, Reddington argued that failure to go with the crowd was the equivalent of disobeying the judge\u2019s orders during the trial.<\/p>\n<p>But Sullivan made clear, \u201cThis Court concludes that any further judicial inquiry is inappropriate, given the mandate that the court must not delve into a juror\u2019s subjective reasoning, thought process, view of the case, or relationship to the other jurors, and must not inquire into the jury\u2019s deliberative content, collective thought process, or any disagreement among the jury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Desronvil has said he never used his phone improperly, and that he followed all instructions from the judge, but came to a different conclusion than did the rest of the jury.<\/p>\n<p>Clancy\u2019s motion to dismiss the charges against her will be argued in court on Nov. 2, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/21\/us-news\/lindsay-clancys-lawyer-suffers-major-blow-in-fight-to-investigate-holdout-juror\/?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have not said whether they will seek a new trial or make a deal with Clancy\u2019s legal team that could involve reducing the charges against her.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Clancy killed her three children in January 2023 and then botched her suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed. 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