Judge set to declare mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again
Defense lawyer has asked for an hour to request emergency stay after jury deadlocked for third time The judge in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, plans to declare a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and remained deadlocked after a week of deliberations. Jurors in Plymouth state court spent more than 38…
The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial plans to declare a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked for a third time. According to Global News, Judge William Sullivan announced his intention to declare a mistrial, but gave Clancy's defense attorney an hour to request an emergency stay. The jury spent over 38 hours deliberating, according to The Guardian US.
Clancy, a 36-year-old Massachusetts mother, is accused of killing her three young children in 2023. Her attorney argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings, while prosecutors maintained that she was criminally responsible. The trial drew national attention to issues around maternal mental health after childbirth.
The jury's deadlock was attributed to a single holdout juror, according to CBS News and PBS NewsHour. Clancy's attorney plans to appeal the mistrial ruling to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. A legal analyst noted that a mistrial is favorable to a guilty finding, but did not consider it a "win" for the defense, as it is likely that the case will be tried again.
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