How long could the Lindsay Clancy jury remain deadlocked? Karen Read hung jury provides comparison.

September 1, 2026 / 6:32 PM EDT / CBS Boston

On Tuesday, the jury in Lindsay Clancy's trial told the judge that it was deadlocked, or unable to reach a unanimous verdict in her case. Several recent high-profile cases provide a possible glimpse at how long deliberations could continue if no progress is made.

Judge William Sullivan ordered jurors to keep deliberating after they sent their note. Jurors then continued to deliberate until around 3:30 p.m., at which point they went home without a verdict.

The concept of a deadlocked jury may ring some bells, as there have been a few high-profile cases in Massachusetts in recent years involving hung juries. Most notable were Karen Read in 2024 and Emanuel Lopes in 2023 and 2024.

Lopes was charged with the murder of Weymouth Police Sgt. Michael Chesna in 2018. His first trial in 2023 ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury.

The jury in his second trial in 2024 was also deadlocked, reporting to the judge three times that it was deadlocked. After six days and 32 hours of deliberations, it reached a unanimous guilty verdict.

The jury in Karen Read's first trial in 2024 was also deadlocked…

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