The High Stakes Impasse: Lindsay Clancy's Trial Raises Questions About Justice and Mercy The Lindsay Clancy trial has reached a critical juncture, with jurors unable to reach a verdict after five days of deliberations.
Judge William Sullivan's decision to give them a "dynamite instruction" – also known as the Tuey Rodriguez charge – has raised eyebrows, but it's not clear whether this will be enough to break the impasse.
The special set of instructions is designed to encourage jurors to rethink their position and consider that a verdict is desirable.