Judge denies motion to dismiss Lindsay Clancy's murder case - media reports
Also reported by ABC News
Summary
A Massachusetts judge denied Lindsay Clancy’s motions to dismiss her murder case, allowing prosecutors to pursue a retrial after her first trial ended in a mistrial. Clancy’s defence says she had severe postpartum psychosis when her three children died in 2023; prosecutors say the killings were intentional.Key Facts
- A 12-person jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict, and the judge declared a mistrial on 4 September.
- Clancy’s lawyers argued that a retrial would violate double jeopardy, which bars trying someone twice for the same crime.
- Judge William Sullivan ruled that a retrial would not unconstitutionally subject Clancy to double jeopardy.
- Sullivan denied the defence request to obtain records of the lone holdout juror and question the juror under oath.
- The judge scheduled a hearing for 16 November to discuss the timing of a second trial.
- Sullivan has previously suggested that a retrial could begin in March.
