What Was On The Phone Outside Lindsay Clancy's Courthouse

Sep 04, 02:00 PM
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A woman was arrested outside Plymouth Superior Court during the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. She told reporters she came to catch a glimpse of Lindsay getting into the transport van. Police found deleted videos on her phone—not of Lindsay, but of the jurors.

The judge had to individually question each member of the jury before allowing them to resume deliberations. This happened during an already fragile moment—the jury had been deadlocked for days and had sent notes to the judge saying they could not reach agreement.

The arrest creates complications that extend well beyond this trial. If a guilty verdict is returned, the defense gains a concrete argument for appeal—that the jury was exposed to outside interference during a period when they were already struggling. If the jury hangs, the incident becomes part of the case file that follows Lindsay Clancy into any retrial.

Courts across the country are grappling with how to secure jurors in an era when anyone with a smartphone can record, post, and potentially identify the people deciding a defendant's fate. Most courthouses operate with security protocols designed for an era before social media existed.

Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis breaks down how the arrest affects the current deliberations, what it means for any verdict that comes out of this trial, and what courts need to change to protect jurors from a public that has forgotten the difference between a trial and a television show.

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