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Defense Seeks Holdout Juror Records After Deadlocked Trial

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington filed a motion to obtain holdout juror Michael Desronvil’s records.
The jury deadlocked 11-1, prompting Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial on Sept. 4.
Desronvil publicly said he “didn’t have any doubts” about Lindsay Clancy’s guilt during deliberations.
Reddington’s motion requests Desronvil’s cell-phone logs Aug. 27-Sept. 4, his juror questionnaire, and any domestic-violence registry entries.
A GiveSendGo fundraiser for Desronvil raised $374,000, and he received death threats prompting relocation to a secure site.

History

Historical Context

The 1995 O.J. Simpson criminal trial, sparked by the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, ended with a not-guilty verdict after a 12-person jury deliberated about three hours amid nationwide media frenzy and lingering anger over the 1992 Rodney King riots. That high-profile juror scrutiny now frames concerns in the September 4, 2024 Lindsay Clancy mistrial.

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Story summary

Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington filed a motion to obtain holdout juror Michael Desronvil’s records.
The jury deadlocked 11-1, prompting Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial on Sept. 4.
Desronvil publicly said he “didn’t have any doubts” about Lindsay Clancy’s guilt during deliberations.
Reddington’s motion requests Desronvil’s cell-phone logs Aug. 27-Sept. 4, his juror questionnaire, and any domestic-violence registry entries.
A GiveSendGo fundraiser for Desronvil raised $374,000, and he received death threats prompting relocation to a secure site.

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