Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have one last chance to reach a verdict before Judge William Sullivan can declare a mistrial in a case that has captivated the nation for the last six weeks.
\n\nAfter returning from lunch Wednesday at 2 p.m., the jury handed Sullivan its second deadlock notice, alerting the court that after nearly five days of deliberations, the nine women and three men could not reach a unanimous decision on Clancy’s fate.
\n\nThat note followed the first one, which came Tuesday morning.
\n\nSullivan can only send the jury back to deliberate twice before he is able to declare a mistrial, unless the jury consents to more days of deliberations.
\n\nAfter the second deadlock note, he gave jurors Tuey-Rodriguez instructions, which essentially asks them to give deliberations one last chance and tells them that it’s “desirable” they reach a verdict.
\n\nIf they return with a third deadlock note Thursday, Sullivan will likely declare a mistrial.
\n\nBut defense attorney Kevin Reddington has insisted that he is ready to go for a second trial, telling reporters outside the courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning that he would be ready as early as next week.
\n\nProsecutors have not…
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