Judge Sends Jury To Deliberate In Clancy Trial

I strongly encourage you to evaluate the evidence carefully. Resist jumping to conclusions based on personal likes or dislikes, generalizations, gut feelings, prejudices, sympathies, stereotypes, or biases. The law demands that you return a just verdict based solely on the evidence, your individual evaluations of that evidence, your reason and your common sense in these instructions. Our system of justice is counting on you to render a fair decision based on the evidence and not on biases. Please have confidence in what you're about to do, all right? I have that confidence in you. I don't think I've ever seen a more dedicated group of jurors in any trial that I've ever been involved in. You're all people of intelligence and common sense. Collectively, you're bringing a truly powerful force to determine the truth of the matters in this case, and I, as I said, have great confidence with this case in your hands. You're honest, thoughtful, and fair, and be that as you took the oath to be. I am completely confident you'll be able to arrive at a just verdict, whatever that verdict may be. So at this time, I'm going to ask if I could seek counsel and sidebar just for a second, and then we'll have the clerks swear in the court officers, and then you'll be sent out to deliberate.