[Proud90sKid]

Well...looks like the trial is likely going be a failure. Jurors have told the judge twice now that they won't be able to reach an unanimous verdict. Looks like the judge gave them the "Allen charge" today which basically means the jury got told something like "if you arent agreeing with the rest of the jury...consider re-evaluating your perspective.....and "nobody knows if another jury would be better". It is a formality meant to encourage a verdict. But it is also a giant glowing sign that the case is on its way to a mistrial due to hung jury. There is a limit to how many times the judge can issue this directive to the jury before the jury has to consent to further deliberation. What does a mistrial for this mean? It means that the case wouldnt be over and either the prosecution retries the case entirely (likely) or strikes some plea agreement with Clancy. I think mistrial will likely be declared on Friday-right before the labor day weekend and after two more full days of deliberation.The jury seems pretty convinced that there wont be resolution of the deadlock. They didnt say they were "struggling", but two days in a row now have said they simply arent going to reach a verdict. But there is a still a small chance the jurors defy the odds and reach a conclusion.

It is a very complicated case and I dont even know what I think of it myself, so I cant say this is surprising. They can retry her as many times as they want, but eventually the courts will tire of this a d demand that the prosecutors explain why a verdict will be reached in a new trial. Usually defendant goes free if the prosecution cant come up with a good reason but they can still face trial in the future if new evidence comes up. But, Im not sure what it would mean for a case where the jurors are split between guilty and not guilty by insanity.