A deadlocked jury could mean a return to the start of the case

If the 12 members of the jury are still unable to reach a decision after Judge Sullivan has instructed them a second time to continue deliberations, he could then declare a mistrial. This means the case will return to where it was before the trial and Clancy will continue to be held at a psychiatric hospital waiting for the criminal case to be resolved. The Plymouth County district attorney, Timothy Cruz, would then get to decide whether to retry Clancy for first-degree murder, for a lesser cha