The attorney for the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial says his client based his decision on a “mountain of evidence,” accusing Clancy's defense attorney of violating the U.S. Constitution for going after the juror for refusing to side with the other 11. He said they plan to file a bar complaint. In an interview with Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” attorney Edward Paltzik said his client, juror Michael P.
Desronvil, had “zero doubt” that Clancy was criminally responsible for the murder of her three young children. “The question now is, do we want to have a Constitution? Do we want to have a Sixth Amendment?” Paltzik asked. “Do we want jurors to feel safe when they show up to perform their civic duty?” “Because we’re not going to have a criminal justice system if jurors are afraid of reprisals,” Paltzik added.
Paltzik criticized Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, for calling the holdout juror an “obstructionist,” saying the accusation is “the most outrageous thing” he has heard in 20 years of practicing law. He called the suggestion that his client broke the law “categorically false.” “In accusing a juror of committing a crime, Kevin Reddington is clearly violating the Sixth Amendment. He’s clearly violating the right to trial by jury,” Paltzik argued.
Paltzik said Reddington is setting a “nightmarish precedent.” Reddington has filed a motion asking the court to investigate Desronvil’s alleged history of domestic violence and his alleged cellphone use during deliberations. Paltzik said he expects the court to deny the motion. “You can’t investigate a juror because the juror followed the law and the evidence and came to a different conclusion than the one that you wanted, Kevin Reddington,” he said.
“Kevin Reddington wanted this for his legacy. He wanted so desperately to win this