Lindsay Clancy attorney spars with judge after juror deliberation clash

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial sparred with her defense attorney at the start of deliberations on Friday, Sept. 4, after a wild course of events unfolded between jurors in court the prior day.

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington clashed with Judge William Sullivan after he pushed for the court to be more stern about instructions on the law.

"What do you want me to do? Get a brass band?" Sullivan said to Reddington.

It came after the jury foreperson sent a note to Sullivan on the afternoon of Sept. 3 alleging that one person "refused to listen" to the court's instructions on reasonable doubt, Reddington said. At that point, they had been deliberating for more than 36 hours and had been at an impasse for days.

Sept. 4 marks the group's seventh day of deliberations in the high-profile triple-murder case, which appeared to be headed for mistrial after the jury twice indicated that they were deadlocked on a verdict.

Clancy is facing three counts of murder for strangling her three children to death at the family's Massachusetts home in January 2023. Prosecutors allege the now-36-year-old carried out the killings in a deliberate, planned attack, while her defense argues she…

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