Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to find her not guilty after mistrial
Attorney Kevin Reddington argued there was insufficient evidence that Clancy murdered her three children, as she returned to a Massachusetts court following a jury's failure to reach a verdict.
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Lindsay Clancy returned to court in Massachusetts on Tuesday as her legal team pursued an effort to avoid a possible retrial after a jury earlier in September failed to reach a verdict on charges that she murdered her three young children.
Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, asked William F Sullivan, the superior court judge in Plymouth, to find Clancy, 36, not guilty of murder, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support the charges. Judge Sullivan heard arguments on the request but did not issue an immediate ruling.
Clancy has maintained that she killed her three children in 2023 while suffering from postpartum psychosis and says she should not be held legally responsible for their deaths as a result. The case has drawn significant attention to the intersection of severe postpartum mental illness and the criminal justice system.
The September trial ended without a definitive outcome after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict, leaving prosecutors and the defense to determine how the case would proceed. A request to have the charges dismissed outright, as Clancy's lawyer is now seeking, would avoid a second trial altogether.
The case has closely tracked broader public and legal debate over how the justice system should treat parents accused of harming their children while experiencing serious mental illness following childbirth. No date has been set for a further ruling on the defense's request.
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- Lindsay Clancy returns to court as lawyer asks judge to find her not guilty — The Guardian — World
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