Lindsay Clancy Trial: Judge declares mistrial

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All right, members of the jury, at this point, I'm going to declare that the jury is deadlocked
and I'm going to declare a mistrial, all right?
I just wanted to make a comment, and it's kind of a history.
During World War II, Winston Churchill was the prime minister for England, when England
pretty much stood against Nazi Germany alone.
And so Churchill oftentimes had to talk to the citizens and say, let us brace for our duties.
I always liked that phrase, and I thought of that phrase when all of you were agreeing to be on this jury.
You agreed to brace for that duty.
And each one of you knew how long the case was going to go.
You knew how difficult the case was going to be to listen to facts-wise, but still, you braced for that duty.
And I just kind of wanted to also let you know, I watched every day, day after day,
week after week, all of you performing that duty that you braced for.
And I just kind of wanted to let you know, I understood how hard everybody worked in this case.
I understood that you all gave everything you could, and probably more than you thought you could.
And so on behalf of myself, I just want to thank you so much, that you should be proud for what you did.
You braced for that duty, you performed that duty.
And I just kind of wanted to thank you on behalf of myself and behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Thank you so much.
The only thing I am going to ask, one more thing, is that what I'd like to do is be able to come back and thank you personally.
I'm going to have to talk to the council for just a couple of minutes.
So if you could stay just for a couple of minutes, not to go over the deliberations or anything like that.
But just to thank you personally, again, for just an incredible commitment and
dedication that each and every one of you showed here.
So I just want to thank you so much, and with that, you're discharged.
Thank you.
