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Judge Orders Limited Inquiry Into Holdout Juror’s Records

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Reddington Seeks Juror Records

Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington asked Judge William Sullivan to investigate holdout juror Michael Desronvil.
Reddington’s motion seeks Desronvil’s cellphone records for each deliberation day, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Judge Sullivan approved a limited inquiry and ordered the juror questionnaire sealed.
A September 29 hearing will consider the juror inquiry and Clancy’s lawyers’ double-jeopardy dismissal request.

Summary

Clancy Faces Murder Trial

Clancy killed her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
The killings occurred on Jan. 24, 2023.
Clancy attempted suicide after the killings, leaving her paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.
Prosecutors argue Clancy understood her actions and is criminally responsible despite postpartum psychosis claims.
Defense maintains Clancy suffered postpartum psychosis and seeks a not-guilty by reason of insanity verdict.

History

Historical Context

Andrea Yates drowned her five children in Houston on June 20 2001; after her 2002 conviction was overturned in 2005, a 2006 retrial acquitted her by reason of insanity, prompting courts to scrutinize juror anonymity and postpartum-psychosis defenses. Prosecutors in the 2026 Lindsay Clancy trial in Massachusetts cite that Yates precedent as they demand juror records and reject similar mental-health pleas.

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Reddington Seeks Juror Records

Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington asked Judge William Sullivan to investigate holdout juror Michael Desronvil.
Reddington’s motion seeks Desronvil’s cellphone records for each deliberation day, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Judge Sullivan approved a limited inquiry and ordered the juror questionnaire sealed.
A September 29 hearing will consider the juror inquiry and Clancy’s lawyers’ double-jeopardy dismissal request.

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