1.Juror Impartiality Check, Jury Impasse Report, and Direction to Continue Deliberations
53 linesBAILIFF: This court is in session. Please be seated.
COURT CLERK: Good morning, Your Honor. May I proceed?
THE COURT: Yes, please.
COURT CLERK: Your Honor, we call the court today re 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, good morning, everyone. Good morning, counsel.
THE COURT: Good morning, Ms. Clancy.
MS. CLANCY: Good morning, Your Honor.
THE COURT: All right. Are we ready to bring the jury in?
THE COURT: Okay.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise. Jurors entering.
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 at Plymouth within and for the Commonwealth, draw near, give your attendance, and you shall be heard. By the state of 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, presently before the court we have twelve 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. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Good morning, everyone.
JURORS: Good morning.
THE COURT: All right. You know what I'm gonna do. I'm just gonna ask you those questions and send you right back out to resume the deliberation. So the first question: has any member of the jury read, seen, heard, or overheard anything that would affect your ability to be a fair and impartial juror at this point?
JURORS: No.
THE COURT: All right. Last question: is there any other serious matter of concern bearing on your service as a juror in this case anybody needs to bring to my attention at this point? All right. Thank you again for following those instructions. And at this time, I will just send you back out to resume your deliberations. Thank you.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise please. Jurors, this way.
BAILIFF: Jurors have exited the courtroom.
THE COURT: Counsel, anything we need to address?
MS. SPRAGUE: No, Your Honor.
MR. REDDINGTON: No, thank you.
THE COURT: All right. So we will be in recess on this matter. Thank you.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise.
BAILIFF: This court is back in session. You may be seated.
COURT CLERK: Your Honor, the clerk will still recommend a continuation in the matter of Commonwealth versus Lindsay Clancy. All parties are present excluding the jury.
THE COURT: All right. Counsel, can I see you at sidebar?
BAILIFF: Court, all rise. Jurors entering.
BAILIFF: Court's now in session. Please be seated.
COURT CLERK: Your Honor, for the purpose of the record, 12 deliberating jurors and six alternate jurors are present in the matter of Commonwealth versus Lindsay. All other parties are present.
THE COURT: All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Well, members of the jury, I've got your question, and the question is, "After many hours of deliberation, we are unable to come to a unanimous decision." I brought you back out because I know that this was a long trial, all right? I know there were over 80 witnesses, there were over 300 exhibits. And but because of that, I'm gonna ask you to go back out, keeping in mind all of the instructions that I gave you, to go out and to continue your deliberations at this time. All right? And so with that, I'm gonna ask you to go back out. Like I said, keep in mind the instructions I gave you, reviewing the evidence, and I'd ask you to resume your deliberations at this time. Okay? Thank you.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise please. Jurors, this way.
BAILIFF: Jurors have exited the courtroom.
THE COURT: All right. Commonwealth, any objection?
MS. SPRAGUE: No, Your Honor.
THE COURT: Defendant, any objection?
THE COURT: All right. So what we'll do is, we'll be in recess on this matter. Thank you.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise. Jurors enter.
BAILIFF: This court's now in session. Please be seated.
COURT CLERK: Your Honor, if the court so wishes, we have 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. Members of the jury, so my understanding is that you would request to be excused till tomorrow at 9:00. So I'm gonna excuse you till then. I just wanna thank you for all your hard work and commitment so far in this case. And you know what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna remind you, you've come this far. Do not read anything. Don't listen to anything. Don't talk about this case. And we'll come in tomorrow morning, we'll bring you all in. I'll ask you the same questions I've been asking you for weeks now, and we'll get you right back out to resume deliberations. All right? Thank you again for all your work. Thank you. Thank you.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise. Jurors, this way please.
BAILIFF: Jurors have exited the courtroom. This court's in session. Please be seated.
THE COURT: All right. Counsel, anything we need to discuss before tomorrow?
MR. REDDINGTON: No, thank you.
MS. SPRAGUE: No.
THE COURT: All right. So we'll be in recess on this matter till tomorrow at 9:00 AM. Thank you.
BAILIFF: Court, all rise.
BAILIFF: Court's in recess.