Clancy holdout juror ruling

True crime · Heat 3.1 / 10 · 2 shows · 5m airtime

On October 21, 2026, Judge William Sullivan denied the defense request for an evidentiary hearing into holdout juror Michael Desnorval in the Lindsay Clancy case. Sullivan ruled that information found after the mistrial cannot show the mistrial was necessary, and barred inquiry into juror reasoning. The case stands, with another hearing set for next month and a second trial expected.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. No Filter With Zack Peter, 2026-10-22 (26:38 to 29:26)
   Reports Sullivan denying the juror hearing
   Reports the ruling itself: Sullivan refused the evidentiary hearing into holdout juror Desnorval, said post-mistrial information cannot establish the mistrial was necessary, and barred inquiry into juror reasoning. Notes the case survives and a second trial is expected.
   New angle: Sullivan denied the evidentiary hearing into holdout juror Desnorval and barred inquiry into juror reasoning.
2. Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, 2026-10-26 (0:04 to 2:41)
   Recaps the ruling and the juror's denial
   Recaps Judge Sullivan's ruling denying the defense inquiry into the holdout juror - the questionnaire, the cell phone, the courtroom questioning - and adds Desrenville's own denial to Fox News Digital that he lied under oath. Stays inside the ruling already on the record.