Make No Mistake: Lindsay Clancy’s Second Trial Has Already Started

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial ended in a hung jury and a mistrial — and while the prosecution must now weigh the potential costs and benefits of bringing the charges again, Clancy’s attorney and several members of the jury have already begun a second shadow trial designed to poison any future jury pool.

Within minutes of Judge William Sullivan’s ruling, attorney Kevin Reddington launched his second trial from the courthouse steps. When he criticized the lone holdout from the jury — the one man who’d pushed back against an emotional argument that was supposed to make him forget the underlying crime — he sent a clear warning to anyone who might serve on a future Clancy jury.