Criminal Lawyer Reacts To The LINDSAY CLANCY MISTRIAL
Criminal defense attorney Bruce Rivers analyzes the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, attributing the deadlock to a single juror refusing to apply the legal standard of reasonable doubt despite acknowledging doubt.summaryLegal Procedure: In Massachusetts, once deliberations begin, a judge cannot simply remove a holdout juror for disagreeing with the law; they can only be removed for personal reasons or inability to serve, forcing a mistrtakeawayCivil Consequences: A not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict or mistrial does not result in freedom; it triggers civil commitment proceedings where the defendant is held in a mental institution until deemed safe.takeaway














