The Lindsay Clancy trial appears to be heading toward a mistrial, a former Manhattan prosecutor told Newsweek, after the jury told the judge for a second time that it remains deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
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Rither Alabre, a former prosecutor and partner in Blank Rome's White Collar Defense & Investigations Group, said the judge has already given the jury Tuey-Rodriguez instructions, which are intended to encourage continued deliberations without coercing jurors into reaching a verdict.
“If the jurors are still deadlocked, the judge can declare a mistrial, or re-issue the Tuey-Rodriguez instructions, but I don’t expect the court to issue the instructions more than twice,” Alabre told Newsweek.
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“If there is a mistrial because of a deadlocked jury, I would expect prosecutors to retry the case,” he said.
A second trial could give prosecutors an opportunity to review what happened during the first trial and adjust their presentation, Alabre said.
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"Lindsay Clancy Likely ‘Heading to a Mistrial,’ Attorney Says," by Hannah Parry was published in Newsweek on September 2, 2026.