1.Deliberating Jury Status Check, Overnight Admonition, and Dismissal
39 linesBAILIFF: You may be seated.
COURT CLERK: Good morning, Your Honor. May I proceed?
THE COURT: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Your Honor, before the court today, we have the matter of Commonwealth versus Lindsay Clancy. Ms. Clancy is present. She is represented by Attorney Kevin Reddington. The Commonwealth is represented by Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague and Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham.
THE COURT: All right. Good morning, everyone. Good morning, counsel.
MR. REDDINGTON: Good morning.
THE COURT: Good morning, Ms. Clancy.
MS. CLANCY: Good morning, Your Honor.
THE COURT: All right, we ready for the jury? Just gonna bring them in. I'm gonna then ask those questions. We'll send them right back out. Okay.
BAILIFF: All rise. Jurors enter.
BAILIFF: Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. All persons having anything to do before the Honorable William Sullivan, Justice of the Superior Court now sitting in Plymouth. We'll sit before the Commonwealth. Draw near, give your attendance, and you shall be heard. God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This court is now in session. Please be seated.
COURT CLERK: Good morning, Your Honor. May I proceed?
THE COURT: Yes, please.
COURT CLERK: Your Honor, present before the court are 12 deliberating jurors and six alternates in the matter of Commonwealth versus Lindsay Clancy. Ms. Clancy is present. She is represented by Attorney Kevin Reddington. The Commonwealth is represented by Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague and Assistant District Attorney Shanan Buckingham.
THE COURT: All right. Well, thank you, Madam Clerk.
COURT CLERK: You're welcome.
THE COURT: Well, good morning, everyone.
JURORS: Good morning.
THE COURT: Nice to see everyone again. All I'm gonna do, I'm gonna ask you those questions and then send you right back out. So the first question: Has any member of the jury read, seen, or overheard anything from any source that would affect your ability to be a fair and impartial juror in this case?
JURORS: No.
THE COURT: All right. Next question is: Is there any other serious matter of concern bearing on your service as a juror in this case that anybody needs to bring to my attention?
JURORS: No.
THE COURT: All right. Well, thank you again for following the instructions. And all I'm gonna do is ask you to then, at this point, resume your deliberations. Great. Thank you.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise. Jurors, this way.
BAILIFF: Jurors have exited the courtroom.
THE COURT: Counsel, anything we need to address this time? All right. So we'll be in recess at this time. Thank you.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise.
COURT CLERK: Your Honor, for the purpose of the record, we return back to the matter of Commonwealth versus Lindsay Clancy. All parties are present excluding the 18 jurors.
THE COURT: All right. So we're gonna bring the jury in. They've asked to go home for the evening. We'll have them come back tomorrow and resume their deliberations. All right? Anything we need to address before we bring them in?
MS. SPRAGUE: No, Your Honor.
THE COURT: Okay. Yeah.
BAILIFF: All rise. Jurors entering.
BAILIFF: This court is now in session. Please be seated.
COURT CLERK: Your Honor, for the purpose of the record, present before the court are 12 deliberating jurors and six alternates in the matter of Commonwealth versus Lindsay Clancy. All other parties are present.
THE COURT: All right. Well, thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you, everybody, for your time and your work on this, but at this point, I'm gonna excuse you till tomorrow morning. All right? I'm gonna ask you to come back tomorrow to resume deliberations at 9:00. You know the instructions, right? You know it's—you know, don't read anything, don't talk to anybody about this. Don't listen to anything. Don't do any research. Don't take—do any visits. Just stay the course. All right? And I'm gonna ask you to come back tomorrow at 9:00 to resume deliberations on this. Okay, thank you.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise. Jurors, please wait, please.
BAILIFF: Jurors have exited the courtroom.
THE COURT: All right, so we'll be in recess on this matter till tomorrow morning at 9:00. Thank you, everyone.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise.