Lindsay Clancy's push to investigate holdout juror could be paused as defense, prosecutors agree to adjourn

PLYMOUTH, Mass.— Lindsay Clancy's legal team and Massachusetts prosecutors have agreed to delay defense attorney Kevin Reddington’s motion to investigate the lone holdout juror in her mistrial, his attorney Edward Paltzik told Fox News' Kayleigh McEnany Monday.A final decision is subject to Judge William Sullivan, but the judge has not yet announced a decision one way or the other.The delay agreement comes as the juror's counsel informed the parties that he does not have access to impounded information necessary to prepare a response."The DA and Reddington consent to adjourn the motion to investigate Michael," Paltzik said.

"If Judge Sullivan signs an order today, much of it could be adjourned.Either way, a status conference is still likely.

But the motion about Michael is likely not on tomorrow."LINDSAY CLANCY ATTORNEY KEVIN REDDINGTON FIRES BACK AT LONE HOLDOUT JUROR'S ATTORNEY AFTER FIERY INTERVIEWMichael P.Desronvil, left, the lone holdout juror who forced a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, has retained an attorney who once represented President Donald Trump.

Clancy, right, faced three counts of first-degree murder in the strangling deaths of her three children.(Facebook/Brittany K and Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)Clancy is due in court at 9 a.m.

Tuesday for a status conference in the wake of her mistrial — her first court date since jurors deadlocked on Sept.4."We have our local counsel showing up either way," Paltzik said.

"It’s important to note that all of this is subject to the Judge’s discretion."The hearing was expected to cover Reddington's motion to hold an inquiry into the holdout, Michael Desronvil, as well as a double jeopardy motion seeking to dismiss the charges instead of holding a retrial.Michael P.Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which ended in a mistrial.

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