09/01/2026
đ¨ LIVE UPDATE: The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial says it is deadlocked, meaning all 12 jurors cannot currently agree on a unanimous verdict. But âdeadlockedâ does not automatically mean the trial is over. The judge has sent them back to continue deliberating and carefully reexamine the evidence, the law, and one anotherâs viewpoints.
Why push them to keep trying? A six-week trial with more than 80 witnesses and hundreds of exhibits required an enormous investment from everyone involved. The court wants to be certain the disagreement is truly unbreakable before declaring a mistrial, not because the judge favors a particular outcome, but because our system strongly prefers a verdict when one can be reached without pressuring any juror to abandon an honestly held belief.
If the jury reports another deadlock, the judge may give a stronger Massachusetts instruction encouraging continued discussion. If they ultimately cannot reach unanimity, the result could be a hung jury and mistrial, meaning no conviction or acquittal, and prosecutors could choose to try the case again.