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Lindsay Clancy judge says he’ll declare a mistrial, but grants defense one hour to appeal
The judge gave the defense one hour to seek an emergency appeal after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
- On Friday, September 4, 2026, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the murder trial of 36-year-old former nurse Lindsay Clancy after the jury remained deadlocked, though he stayed the decision for one hour to allow for an emergency appeal.
- The defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to 2023 murder charges, with the defense arguing she suffered from severe mental illness when she killed 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan in their Duxbury home.
- Alleging that a holdout juror refused to apply the reasonable doubt standard, Defense attorney Kevin Reddington unsuccessfully moved for their removal, as the jury remained unable to reach a verdict after seven days of deliberations.
- With the Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz's decision on a retrial pending, the case status remains unresolved, leaving the defendant held in custody at a psychiatric facility as legal teams evaluate next steps.
- Roughly one to two out of 1,000 women experience postpartum psychosis, a condition that has sparked national debate over legal culpability following comparisons to the 2001 case of Andrea Yates, a Texas mother who drowned her five children.
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There was one of the 12 jurors who did not want to acquit the woman of the charges.
Judge declares mistrial in Clancy case after jurors, with 'heavy heart,' fail to reach verdict
After nearly a week of deliberations and a last-ditch appeal from the defense to the Supreme Judicial Court, the jury of nine women and three men failed to reach a verdict as to whether Lindsay Clancy, 36, should be held criminally responsible for her children's deaths.
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thedailybs.comLindsay Clancy and when justice cannot reach a verdict
Sometimes the most important verdict is the one a jury cannot reach. After weeks of testimony and nearly 40 hours of deliberations, the jury in the Lindsay […]
·West Palm Beach, United States
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