Lindsay Clancy trial: Jury 'phone use' under scrutiny after lone holdout juror

Away from a question of whether Lindsay Clancy was legally responsible for killing her children, attention is now reportedly on the jurors of her case.

The trial already ended in a mistrial because jury members could not reach a common decision.

This has generated sharp criticism of the lone holdout juror from Clancy's camp.

But according to the legal analyst, Elyse Hershon, the case has become “so much bigger than just the holdout juror."

She believes the spotlight has now turned to the broader question about what happened inside the jury room.

Especially, Hershon says, the attention is on the holdout juror's claim that his fellow jurors used their phones during deliberations.

“There is a rule against using the phones in the jury deliberation room,” she added.

If it does prove some jurors used the phones, it would put the secrecy of jury deliberations under the scanner.

Jurors are generally told not to seek information from outside sources or do their own research on the case.

Instead, the jury is supposed to decide by following the evidence and legal arguments presented during the trial.

Meanwhile, Clancy's next hearing is set for Sept. 29, when the defense has filed a motion to dismiss the case before the prosecution reveals whether it will retry her.