马萨诸塞州普利茅斯 — 负责审理琳赛·克兰西(Lindsay Clancy)一案的马萨诸塞州法官预计将于周二听取关于其“双重危险”动议的辩论,而另一项针对其审判无效案中唯一持异议陪审员的调查请求,目前可能暂时搁置。
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A Massachusetts judge overseeing the Lindsay Clancy case is expected to hear arguments on her double jeopardy motion Tuesday, while another push to investigate the lone holdout juror in her mistrial may be on hold — for now.
这将是克兰西自9月4日陪审团陷入僵局、法官宣布审判无效以来,首次亲自出庭。
Clancy is expected in court in person for the first time since her trial ended in a deadlocked jury and the judge declared a mistrial on Sept. 4.
在审判无效后的几周里,克兰西的案件一直是全国关注的焦点,其他陪审员和克兰西的辩护律师纷纷抨击那位唯一的异议者。与此同时,普利茅斯县地方检察官蒂姆·克鲁兹(Tim Cruz)的办公室对于潜在重审的计划一直保持相对沉默。
In the weeks since her mistrial, Clancy's case has remained a topic of national interest, with fellow jurors and Clancy's defense attorney attacking the lone holdout. At the same time, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz's office has been relatively quiet about their plans for a potential retrial.
琳赛·克兰西案异议陪审员在审判无效风波后的新视频中提出一项要求以下是她重返法庭时值得关注的要点:克兰西的辩护律师凯文·雷丁顿(Kevin Reddington)曾要求对唯一的异议陪审员迈克尔·德斯隆维尔(Michael Desronvil)进行调查,并称其为“阻挠者陪审员”。德斯隆维尔在陪审团中持反对意见,是直到最后唯一坚持认为她有罪的人。
LINDSAY CLANCY HOLDOUT JUROR ASKS FOR ONE THING IN NEW VIDEO AFTER MISTRIAL DRAMA
琳赛·克兰西案异议陪审员的律师抨击调查他的“疯狂动议”。然而,据德斯隆维尔的律师爱德华·帕尔齐克(Edward Paltzik)称,雷丁顿和普利茅斯县检察官均已同意推迟该动议,因为异议陪审员的代理律师提出了反对意见,理由是他们尚未获得提交回应所需的扣押材料。
Here's a roundup of what to expect as she returns to court:
“地方检察官和雷丁顿都同意推迟调查迈克尔的动议,”帕尔齐克周一告诉福克斯新闻的凯莉·麦肯纳尼(Kayleigh McEnany)。
Clancy's defense lawyer Kevin Reddington had called for an inquiry into the lone holdout juror, Michael Desronvil, whom he has dubbed "the obstructionist juror." Desronvil opposed 11 others on the panel and was the only one who wanted to find her guilty until the end.
在林赛·克兰西(Lindsay Clancy)的审判中,那位坚持独立裁决的陪审员的律师强烈反驳了有关其“拒绝遵守法庭规则”的指控。他说:“如果苏利文法官今天签署相关命令,大部分审判程序可能会被推迟;无论如何,仍有可能举行一次情况会议。”雷丁顿(Reddington)虽然承认自己与地方检察官办公室出于对现任陪审员代理律师的职业礼貌而同意继续推进这一诉讼程序,但他仍然坚决反对这一决定。
LINDSAY CLANCY HOLDOUT JUROR'S LAWYER TORCHES 'LOONEY TUNES MOTION' TO INVESTIGATE HIM However, according to Desronvil's attorney, Edward Paltzik, both Reddington and Plymouth County prosecutors agreed to adjourn that motion after counsel for the holdout raised an objection because they didn't yet have access to impounded materials necessary to file a response.
“今天早些时候,我和政府方面都接到了那位代表该陪审员的专业律师的电话,”他说(由于法院已下达相关禁令,他并未透露陪审员的姓名)。“这位律师像任何合格的律师一样,要求有足够的时间来审查我们的诉讼文件并作出回应。”
"The DA and Reddington consent to adjourn the motion to investigate Michael," Paltzik told Fox News' Kayleigh McEnany Monday.
他补充道:“出于职业礼貌,我和政府方面同意应其要求将这一诉讼程序推迟到以后再进行。该诉讼程序仍然有效,目前正等待苏利文法官的裁决。我们绝不会允许那些企图博取关注的投机者将这种法庭上的礼貌行为歪曲成所谓的‘胜利’。”
ATTORNEY FOR LONE HOLDOUT JUROR IN LINDSAY CLANCY MISTRIAL PUSHES BACK ON CLAIMS OF REFUSING THE LAW "If Judge Sullivan signs an order today, much of it could be adjourned," he said. "Either way, a status conference is still likely." Reddington pushed back, forcefully, while conceding that he and the district attorney's office had agreed to continue the motion out of professional courtesy to local counsel now representing the juror.
“‘休庭’(adjournment)通常意味着审判程序被无限期地推迟,因为没有具体的重新开庭日期;而‘延期审理’(continuation)则只是某一方或多方提出的重新安排开庭日期的请求,”已退休的马萨诸塞州法官卡罗尔·厄斯金(Carol Erskine)解释道。“雷丁顿之所以反对,是因为‘休庭’这一说法实际上歪曲了实际情况。”
"Earlier today, both the government and I were contacted by a professional local attorney who represents Juror Doe," he said, not using the juror's name due to an impoundment order from the court. "That attorney requested — as any qualified counsel would — adequate time to review our motion and reply."
如果雷丁顿最终胜诉,法庭可能会举行一场听证会,届时法官将直接询问德斯隆维尔(Desronvil)的相关情况。
He added, "As is professional courtesy, both the government and I agreed to continue this specific motion to a later date at their request. The motion remains active, fully alive, and is currently pending a ruling from Judge Sullivan. We will not allow a publicity-seeking opportunist to twist simple courtroom courtesy into a victory that does not exist." The terms adjourned and continued are similar but have distinct meanings.
“这种听证会分三个阶段,”厄斯金说,她同时也是一名儿童福利倡导者,一直密切关注此案。“这可能构成强有力的‘迫切必要性’主张,但在发生之前很难判断。”
"Adjournment generally signifies that something like a hearing is off indefinitely especially because no date is specified," explained retired Massachusetts Judge Carol Erskine. "A continuance is a simple request by a party or two parties to get a new date. [Reddington] objects because adjournment is a misrepresentation of what is happening." If Reddington ultimately prevails, the court could hold a Fidler hearing, where the judge would question Desronvil.
林赛·克兰西律师请求法官直接宣判无罪,终结案件并禁止重审 “迫切必要性”是进行二审所需的法律标准。厄斯金表示,该动议成功希望渺茫,但雷丁顿很可能正在为未来的上诉奠定基础。
"There are three phases to a hearing like that," said Erskine, who is also a child welfare advocate and has been closely following the case. "This is something that could result in a strong manifest necessity claim but hard to tell until it happens." LINDSAY CLANCY'S ATTORNEY ASKS JUDGE TO ACQUIT HER OUTRIGHT, ENDING CASE AND BARRING A RETRIAL Manifest necessity is the legal standard required to hold a second trial. Erskine said the motion is a long-shot but Reddington is likely laying the foundation for an appeal in the future.
“在我看来,核心问题是外部信息是否进入了陪审团评议室,以及法官能否认定任何‘假设陪审员’会因此受到影响,”她告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“这当然比这更复杂,但这方面有判例法可循。”
"The big issue, in my opinion, is whether outside information came into the jury room and whether a judge can find that any 'hypothetical juror' would let it influence his decision," she told Fox News Digital. "It’s definitely more complicated than that, but there is case law about it." "This is a strange new world in which disagreeing jurors and their surrogates conduct a public debate after the trial in the media and social media," said Jack Lu, another retired Massachusetts judge.
“这是一个奇怪的新世界:持异议的陪审员及其代理人在审判结束后,在媒体和社交媒体上进行公开辩论,”马萨诸塞州另一位退休法官杰克·卢说。
Reddington's request for an inquiry into Desronvil is largely based on allegations from other jurors who accused him of having reasonable doubt about the case and ignoring it. He is seeking phone records, his confidential juror questionnaire and police records.
雷丁顿要求调查德斯龙维尔,主要基于其他陪审员的指控,称他对案件存有合理怀疑却予以无视。他要求获取德斯龙维尔的电话记录、保密陪审员问卷及警方记录。
However, he's also called him an "obstructionist" outside the courtroom and accused him of having an "agenda." "[The other jurors] know that they were robbed — by one man — for whatever his agenda was, who stole seven weeks of the life of these other jurors that were so attentive, so beautiful, so wonderful and listened to this evidence," he told reporters after leaving the courthouse on Sept. 4, the day the mistrial was declared.
不过,他在法庭外还称对方为“阻挠者”,并指控其有“隐秘动机”。“[其他陪审员]知道他们被一个人抢劫了——不管他的动机是什么——他偷走了其他陪审员七周的生命,那些陪审员如此专注、如此优秀、如此令人钦佩,认真聆听了这些证据,”他在9月4日宣布无效审判当天走出法院后对记者说。
Still, he downplayed speculation from legal analysts about a potential defamation lawsuit from the holdout against Clancy's team.
尽管如此,他淡化了法律分析人士关于异议陪审员可能对克兰西团队提起诽谤诉讼的猜测。跟随福克斯真实犯罪团队“诽谤法教科书般地复杂,”他告诉福克斯新闻数字版。“法庭程序中作出的陈述享有特权。”他补充道,法庭外作出的、可能被视为“虚假事实陈述”的言论,最终可能被认定为观点。
FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON "Defamation law is textbook complex," he told Fox News Digital. "Statements made in court proceedings are privileged." Statements made out of court that could appear to be "false statements of fact" may end up being considered opinions, he added.
“如果一个人说发生了X事件,而我们都知道此人不在场,那么这可能被视为一种观点,”他说。“这可能适用于关于陪审团室内发生何事的任何所谓陈述。”注册获取最新真实犯罪新闻“我不认为任何法律策略、双重危险原则、所有那些东西,与陪审员在审判法院的听证会,我认为都不会有结果,”正在关注此案的纽约刑事辩护律师、前检察官马克·贝德罗说。点击此处获取更多福克斯真实犯罪中心内容“如果深入细节,一旦你理清这一切,现在你必须看看地方检察官并问,你在干什么?”他补充道。
"If a person says X happened, and we all know that person was not present, then it may be deemed to be an opinion," he said. "This might apply to any alleged statements about what happened in the jury room." SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS "I don’t think any of the legal maneuvering, double jeopardy, all that stuff, a hearing in the trial court with the juror, I don't think it’s going anywhere," said Mark Bederow, a New York-based criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor who is following the case.
他说,大多数检察官不会在只有唯一一名陪审员同意他们的案件中寻求第二次审判,但这在本案中似乎不太可能。
CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE FOX TRUE CRIME HUB "If you get down to brass tacks, once you get through all this, now you have to look at the DA and say, what are you doing?" he added.
“在第一次审判中,在我看来,控方惨败,未能履行其举证责任——但存在一个可信的论点,即她有罪,意图导致他们死亡,且知晓是非对错,”他说。“为了获胜,他们需要找到更好的专家。”
Most prosecutors would not seek a second trial in a case where only one juror agreed with them, he said, but that appears unlikely in this case.
他说,联邦政府需要能够驳斥克兰西辩方专家的专家。检察官在陪审团甄选方面也有改进空间。
"At the first trial, the prosecution, in my view, failed miserably to satisfy their burden — but there is a credible argument that she's guilty and intended to cause their deaths and knew right from wrong," he said. "In order for them to win, they need to get better experts." The Commonwealth needs experts who can discredit Clancy's defense experts, he said. And prosecutors also have room to improve their jury selection.
至于雷丁顿,他将其描述为“马萨诸塞州律师界的泰坦”,提交的动议符合其当事人的利益,无论他在法庭外的评论如何。
As for Reddington, he described him as "a titan of the Massachusetts bar" who is filing motions that make sense for his client's benefit, regardless of his commentary outside the courtroom.
“这并非轻率之举,任何律师都知道这一点,”他告诉福克斯新闻数字版。
"That's not frivolous, and any lawyer knows that," he told Fox News Digital.