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Defense Asks Judge to Investigate Juror in Clancy Case

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. defense attorneys for Lindsay Clancy asked Judge William Sullivan to investigate juror Michael Desronvil.
Attorney Kevin Reddington’s motion seeks Desronvil’s cellphone logs, questionnaire answers, and any 2021 domestic-violence record.
Juror Michael Desronvil voted guilty, saying he had no doubts about Clancy’s intent.
A hearing on the motion is set for Sept. 29.
Prosecutors have not confirmed a retrial.

History

Historical Context

In 1995 the O.J. Simpson murder trial ended with a not-guilty verdict, a result shaped by the 1992 Rodney King riots and a highly publicized police misconduct scandal. The subsequent 1997 civil judgment awarded $33.5 million to the victims’ families and prompted reforms in juror-screening, which prosecutors now invoke to demand cellphone logs and past domestic-violence records for bias assessment.

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Story summary

U.S. defense attorneys for Lindsay Clancy asked Judge William Sullivan to investigate juror Michael Desronvil.
Attorney Kevin Reddington’s motion seeks Desronvil’s cellphone logs, questionnaire answers, and any 2021 domestic-violence record.
Juror Michael Desronvil voted guilty, saying he had no doubts about Clancy’s intent.
A hearing on the motion is set for Sept. 29.
Prosecutors have not confirmed a retrial.

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