Card #16: Day 21 charge conference · manslaughter instruction allowed; investigation instruction denied
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The judge said a manslaughter instruction would be given, declined a separate inadequate-investigation instruction, and left the final wording for Thursday review.
[VERIFIED FACT] During the charge conference, Judge Sullivan said he would give a manslaughter instruction but was inclined to use one general instruction rather than separately parse voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. Final language remained under review. [VERIFIED FACT] He declined to give a separate instruction directing jurors to consider the quality of the police investigation. [DISPUTED CLAIM] The defense called the investigation deficient and cited alleged failures to test scene blood; the prosecution responded that outside-house blood was tested as Clancy's and said the medication-bottle delay had been adequately explained. These were opposing arguments at the charge conference, not new forensic findings. [VERIFIED FACT] Both sides received one hour for closings, and court adjourned after the conference.
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