Jurors acted like "activists" before deliberations actively began

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy murder trial breaks silence, says evidence proved she "planned" killings

The lone holdout juror who forced a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder case is pushing back on fellow jurors' accounts of deliberations, insisting he never wavered in his belief that prosecutors proved Clancy killed her three children knowingly.

Michael P. Desronvil, 48, released a written statement through his representative Ray Marcel defending his refusal to join the other eleven jurors in finding Clancy not criminally responsible.

In the statement, obtained by CBS News, Desronvil said flatly: "I didn't have any doubts." He added that the physical evidence, key witnesses, and the prosecution's case amounted to "enough proof that she knew exactly what she was doing and planned."

That account directly contradicts what other jurors have said publicly. Fellow juror Paula Devlin told "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King that the panel worked together to try to reach consensus, and that the split at one point stood at 10-2 before narrowing to 11-1, with Desronvil as the sole holdout. Several jurors and Clancy's defense attorney have described the final tally as 11-1 in favor of finding Clancy not criminally responsible by reason of insanity.

Desronvil says jurors "cut him off" during deliberations. The jury deliberated for more than 38 hours over the course of a week, according to Breitbart, which reported that Desronvil described eight of the twelve jurors as favoring a not-guilty verdict from day one.

Through his representative, Desronvil characterized those jurors as behaving like "activists" pushing for acquittal before deliberations had meaningfully begun.

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