The deliberations have taken a dramatic turn late in the week when the foreperson told the judge that a lone holdout was refusing to follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt. It offered a rare glimpse of the possible conflict inside the jury room and prompted Clancy’s attorney to demand the juror be kicked off the case.
The trial has generated intense interest for more than a month, deeply dividing the public and drawing attention to issues around maternal mental health after childbirth. Clancy’s attorney said she was suffering from a rare condition called postpartum psychosis when she strangled her kids, the youngest just 8 months old, then tried to take her own life.
