Lindsay Clancy’s Hung Jury Could Trigger WHAT Next?!

Lindsay Clancy's hung jury left the Commonwealth with the option of trying the case again, but Kevin Reddington is asking the court to stop that path before it starts. The September 29 hearing will address a Rule 25 motion along with the defense's broader attack on the necessity of the mistrial. 

The two arguments are not interchangeable. Rule 25 concerns whether the evidence was sufficient as a matter of law. Reddington's double-jeopardy position asks whether the mistrial itself was necessary after one juror prevented unanimity despite reportedly acknowledging reasonable doubt. 

The record from the final days of deliberations gives both sides something to point to. The jury reported that a member was not applying the reasonable-doubt instruction. Reddington wanted the juror removed. Judge William Sullivan declined because Massachusetts law sharply limits when a deliberating juror can be discharged, especially when the dispute may involve the juror's view of the evidence. 

The instructions also contained language pulling in different directions during a deadlock. Jurors were told to follow the law as the judge gave it. They were also told that a verdict must remain the result of each juror's own convictions. The charge then made clear that a remaining reasonable doubt requires acquittal. 

Defense attorney Bob Motta analyzes how those instructions could shape the post-mistrial fight and what the judge can actually do under Rule 25. The prosecution has not announced its retrial decision. September 29 therefore becomes more than a scheduling date: it is the first test of whether this case moves toward another jury or toward a legal ending in the same courtroom. 

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