马萨诸塞州母亲林赛·克兰西被控谋杀三个孩子的案件因陪审团无法达成一致意见而宣告审判无效1。陪审团投票结果为11比1，11名陪审员支持判决克兰西不负刑事责任，仅有陪审团成员迈克尔·德斯龙维尔投票认定有罪1。克兰西的律师凯文·雷丁顿要求法院调查德斯龙维尔的手机使用情况和问卷答案，特别是他在上午8时至下午4时30分期间的通话和短信记录1。
陪审团主席（一名退休五年级教师）称德斯龙维尔承认存在合理怀疑但拒绝按此理由做出不负刑事责任的判决1。德斯龙维尔及其律师爱德华·帕尔茨克否认有合理怀疑，坚持认为有充分证据证明克兰西有罪，并称自己在陪审团讨论中不断遭到打断1。帕尔茨克还表示，对陪审团成员的此类调查构成对美国第六修正案的攻击1。
检方声称克兰西有意安排丈夫外出后实施谋杀1，而辩方则主张克兰西患有产后精神病应无罪1。遇难者分别为五岁的科拉、三岁的道森和八个月大的卡兰1。
The trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children, ended in mistrial this month after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict 1. The jurors voted 11-1, with eleven members favoring a not guilty by reason of insanity verdict and one juror, Michael Desronvil, voting guilty 1. Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington has now requested that the court investigate Desronvil's phone usage between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and examine the accuracy of his jury questionnaire responses 1.
According to the jury forewoman, a retired fifth-grade teacher, Desronvil acknowledged during deliberations that reasonable doubt existed but refused to vote for the not guilty by reason of insanity verdict 1. In response, Desronvil has denied having reasonable doubt and contended that he was repeatedly interrupted during jury discussions 1. The prosecution had argued that Clancy deliberately orchestrated the deaths of her children—Cora, age 5; Dawson, age 3; and Callan, age 8 months—while her husband was away on an errand 1. The defense maintained that Clancy suffered from postpartum psychosis and should be acquitted on that basis 1. Desronvil's attorney, Edward Paltzik, has characterized the investigation request as an attack on the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution 1.
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