Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked but judge asks them to keep trying
Summary
Jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy are unable to reach a decision after three days of discussion, but the judge has asked them to continue deliberating. Clancy is charged with killing her three children in 2023, and her defense says she suffered from postpartum psychosis at the time.Key Facts
- Lindsay Clancy is on trial for the murder of her three children in Massachusetts in 2023.
- She faces three counts of first-degree murder, which means the killing was intentional and planned.
- Clancy’s lawyer says she had postpartum psychosis, a mental illness after childbirth, and could not tell right from wrong.
- The jury has 12 members: nine women and three men.
- After weeks of testimony, jurors started deliberations last week but are now deadlocked.
- The judge has asked the jury to keep trying to reach a verdict.
- Judges can give a special instruction to encourage jurors to consider other views and try to agree; this is called a “dynamite” instruction in Massachusetts.
- If found guilty, Clancy faces life in prison without parole.
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