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Judge denies motion to dismiss Lindsay Clancy's murder case
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- A Massachusetts judge denied Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss her murder case after a mistrial in September, allowing prosecutors to proceed with a potential retrial.
- Clancy, accused of killing her three children in 2023, has not denied the killings but her defense claims she suffered from severe postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors argue the acts were intentional.
- The defense argued dismissal based on double jeopardy, claiming the mistrial was declared prematurely, but the judge ruled that retrying Clancy does not violate this legal protection.
- The judge rejected the defense's request to question the lone holdout juror or access their records, stating there was no demonstrated need and that such questioning would be coercive.
- A hearing is scheduled for November 16 to discuss the timing of a potential second trial, which could begin as early as March.
