The controversial Lindsay Clancy trial has reached the jury deliberation stage with one juror preventing murder trial verdict. 

If the jury does not reach a verdict and the judge declares a mistrial, prosecutors will need to decide whether to retry the case.

"The prosecution is kind of in serious trouble at this point, and the best thing they can hope for is a mistrial if they're lucky," US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson told Heather du Plessis-Allan.

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The controversial Lindsay Clancy trial has reached the jury deliberation stage with one juror preventing murder trial verdict.&nbsp;
If the jury does not reach a verdict and the judge declares a mistrial, prosecutors will need to decide whether to retry the case.
"The prosecution is kind of in serious trouble at this point, and the best thing they can hope for is a mistrial if they're lucky," US Correspondent Dan Mitchinson told Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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Dan Mitchinson: US Correspondent discusses the Lindsay Clancy trial

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