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Healey won't say if she would pardon Lindsay Clancy
The Boston Globe • • nation
Key Points:
- Governor Maura Healey declined to comment on pardoning Lindsay Clancy, whose first-degree murder trial ended in a mistrial, stating she cannot grant a pardon without a conviction.
- Clancy’s attorney publicly appealed to former President Trump for a pardon, but since the case involves state charges, only Governor Healey has the clemency authority, not the president.
- Prosecutors have not decided whether to retry Clancy on murder charges or pursue lesser charges that could lead to a judge’s ruling instead of a jury trial.
- Healey has pardoned over two dozen people during her term and emphasizes the importance of clemency in promoting fairness in the criminal justice system, but has yet to issue any commutations.
- The Republican gubernatorial nominee’s campaign confirmed Healey lacks authority to pardon without a conviction, reinforcing the legal limitations on clemency in Clancy’s case.
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