Clancy Defense Seeks Not Guilty Finding After 11-1 Mistrial in 2023 Child Killings
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Updated · WCVB Boston · Sep 11
Clancy Defense Seeks Not Guilty Finding After 11-1 Mistrial in 2023 Child Killings
3 articles · Updated · WCVB Boston · Sep 11
Summary
Sept. 10 brought a defense motion asking Judge William Sullivan to enter a required finding of not guilty, arguing prosecutors failed to prove Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible and trying to block a retrial.
One holdout juror caused the Sept. 4 mistrial after seven days of deliberations, even though juror Paula said 11 of 12 ultimately favored finding Clancy not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility.
Jurors started with an 8-2-2 split and reviewed 297 exhibits, including the 911 call; Paula and another juror said the lone dissenter could not point to evidence supporting a conviction.
A Sept. 29 hearing could address the motion in a case centered on whether Clancy, charged with murdering her three children in 2023, was in postpartum psychosis rather than legally responsible.