Newz(AP) — Lindsay Clancy's trial judge declared a mistrial Friday after an emergency defense appeal was denied. Judge William Sullivan ended the trial after jurors on Friday sent a note for a third time saying they couldn't unanimously decide whether to hold her criminally responsible for killing her three young children in 2023.Deliberations took a dramatic turn Thursday when the foreperson told the judge that a lone holdout was refusing to follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt. Clancy’s defense has argued that the judge’s refusal to remove the juror undermines the trial.Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, doesn’t deny strangling her children in the basement of their home.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington blamed postpartum psychosis. Jennifer Sprague said Clancy knew what she was doing.Postpartum psychosis is estimated to afflict 1 to 2 per 1,000 women after delivery. Experts at the Cleveland Clinic describe it as a mental health emergency affecting someone’s sense of reality.
Though most people with postpartum psychosis don’t harm their children, mothers with severe cases may try to do so.Here’s the latest:Lawyer says Clancy knows her kids were victimsDuring remarks to reporters, Reddington spoke affectionately about Clancy, saying “she’s like a daughter to me.”“My heart breaks. She deserved an acquittal,” he said.At another point, a reporter noted that Cruz said the focus should remain on the children.“My client is well aware of the fact that her three kids, who she loved dearly, are the victims in this case,” Reddington said.Reddington said his ‘heart breaks’ for Clancy“She deserved an acquittal,” he lawyer said.And despite some sharp exchanges in court, Reddington said he deeply respects the judge. He referred to Sullivan as “Sully” when he talked to reporters.“He’s a great guy.
He was a wonderful defense lawyer before he became a judge. Everybody loves him, he’s a fair guy,” Reddington said.Reddington said his ‘heart breaks’ for Clancy“She deserved an acquittal,” he lawyer said.And despite some sharp exchanges in court, Reddington said he deeply respects the judge. Everybody loves him, he’s a fair guy,” Reddington said.Defense attorney has strong words for jurorO…
(AP) — A deadlocked jury returns Friday for the seventh day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial, 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 Thursday 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 Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children. If jurors ultimately cannot agree on a verdict, the judge could declare a mistrial.
Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, doesn’t deny strangling her children in the basement of their home in 2023. Prosecutors said she knew what she was doing. Postpartum psychosis is estimated to afflict 1 to 2 per 1,000 women after delivery.
Summary from source