Deborah Becker

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439 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 6d ago

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Up First from NPR · The Clancy trial and a split over postpartum psychosis · 13 Sep 2026 podcast

He said the jury four person had reported that one holdout juror of the twelve would not follow the law on reasonable doubt, and that was what was preventing a unanimous decision. matched

So the defense made an eleventh hour appeal to the state supreme judicial court to try to get that juror removed. matched

But a single justice of the High Court declined to get involved and the mistrial was declared. matched

Well, actually, since the trial ended, some of the jurors have spoken out about what happened. matched

They all backed up the defense claims that there was one holdout. matched

They said one man told the other jurors that he had reasonable doubt about whether Clancy was criminally responsible and matched

But he would not go along with the other eleven and issue a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. matched

So they were left without a unanimous verdict, deadlocked, and the mistrial was declared. matched

The judge sealed their names for two weeks, but some of them appeared on camera, including the four-person who told NBC Ten Boston that she was frustrated that one juror was actually holding out. matched

And the mistrial announcement was really emotional. matched

Many of the jurors were visibly upset, some dabbed their eyes or covered their faces. matched

But Judge Sullivan thanked them for their work during the seven weeks of this trial. matched

There was a big reaction. matched

Uh there were many people who were there following the trial for days and weeks on end. matched

Um, I spoke to several women who were outside on the day of the mistrial announcement. matched

Uh Sue Hatfield from Massachusetts had been there for several days over the course of weeks. matched

She was among the folks I spoke with. matched

Right, right. matched

Uh a couple of weeks ago, about four hundred people, uh mostly women, dressed in pink. matched

That was the color to signify support for Clancy. matched

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