Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy Case After 1 Holdout Juror Defies Defense Bid
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Updated · BBC.com · Sep 4
Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy Case After 1 Holdout Juror Defies Defense Bid
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Sep 4
Summary
A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial Friday in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case after the jury failed for a third time to reach a unanimous verdict, despite defense lawyer Kevin Reddington’s last-minute push to avoid it.
Reddington argued one juror was ignoring the court’s instructions, won a 1-hour delay to appeal to the state’s highest court, then saw the mistrial declared after that effort failed.
The courtroom fight capped two days of visible outbursts from Reddington, who had slammed papers, raised his voice and pleaded with the judge as a possible acquittal appeared within reach.
Reddington’s theatrics fit a long high-profile career that included a 1989 insanity-defense win and a 2007 case in which a grand jury returned no indictment.
Clancy, 36, is accused of strangling her three children in 2023; her lawyers say postpartum psychosis drove the killings, while prosecutors contend she acted with planning and intent.