Newz(AP) — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial said he was going to declare a mistrial Friday before suddenly changing course and giving her defense attorney one hour to appeal.Judge William Sullivan's stunning move came after he announced in court that jurors on Friday sent a note for a third time that were unable to reach a unanimous decision on whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children in 2023.“I’m going to declare a mistrial at this point,” Sullivan said before the defense asked for stay of the declaration.At the defense table, Clancy had no visible reaction to the exchange.The trial has generated intense interest for more than a month, deeply dividing the public and drawing attention to issues around maternal mental health after childbirth. Clancy’s attorney said she was suffering from a rare condition called postpartum psychosis when she strangled her kids, the youngest just 8 months old, then tried to take her own life.Prosecutors said Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, knew what she was doing.___EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S.
is available by calling or texting 988.___The deadlocked jury started a seventh day of deliberations Friday hot on the heels of another dramatic day on Thursday that saw the jury’s foreperson tell the judge a single juror wouldn't follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt.The extraordinary disclosure made in the form of a note delivered to the judge offered the clearest glimpse yet of what may be keeping jurors from reaching a verdict.The jury has twice told Sullivan that it was unable to agree on a verdict. On Thursday, Sullivan brought in each juror individually and questioned them in private. The judge then reread his instructions, telling them proof beyond a reasonable doubt does not mean proof beyond all possible doubt.He reminded jurors that the burden of proof is on the prosecution before sending them back to continue deliberating.Judge won't question the juror again over reasonable doubtThe jury went back to work Friday, but only after the judge rejected a request from Clancy’s attorney to again individually question the juror who was the subject of the note about reasonable doubt instructions.“Reading t…
Judge says he is going to declare a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, then gives defense 1 hour to appeal THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. (AP) — The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial started a seventh day of deliberations Friday, a day after the jury’s foreperson told the judge a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt. The extraordinary disclosure made in the form of a note delivered to the judge offered the clearest glimpse yet of what may be keeping jurors from reaching a verdict on whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children in 2023.
The trial has generated intense interest for more than a month, deeply dividing the public and drawing attention to issues around maternal mental health after childbirth. Prosecutors said Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, knew what she was doing. ___ EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide.
is available by calling or texting 988. ___ The jury has twice told Judge William Sullivan that it was unable to agree on a verdict. He reminded jurors that the burden of proof is on the prosecution before sending them back to continue deliberating.
Judge won’t question the juror again over reasonable doubt The jury went back to work Friday, but only after the judge rejected a request from Clancy’s attorney to again individually question the juror who was the subject of the note about reasonable doubt instructions. “Reading that note carefully and strictly,” Sullivan said, “that note does not indicate this is a person who refuses to follow the law.” Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, on Thursday asked Sullivan to dismiss the juror from the case, arguing the person had refused to follow the judge’s instructions. Prosecutors objected, and Sullivan declined to remove t…
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