Lindsay Clancy's fight over mistrial is not done yet -- but may not end the way she wants, lawyer predicts

Key Points:

• Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer, Kevin Reddington, has filed a rare motion asking a Massachusetts judge to overturn the hung jury mistrial in her triple-murder case and rule she is not criminally responsible, aiming to avoid a second trial.
• Legal experts say such motions are extremely uncommon and typically only granted if the jury’s deadlock is due to a fundamental error or lack of evidence, which is not alleged in this case.
• The jury in Clancy’s trial deliberated for over 38 hours but remained deadlocked, with a key issue being one juror’s refusal to follow reasonable doubt instructions, leading to an unsuccessful emergency appeal by the defense.
• Prosecutors have not yet announced whether they will retry Clancy, reduce charges, seek a plea deal, or dismiss the case; a new trial, if pursued, could be scheduled for late fall at the earliest.
• Clancy’s defense argues she suffered from severe postpartum psychosis causing temporary insanity, while prosecutors contend she was lucid and planned the killings; if found not guilty by reason of insanity, she would be committed indefinitely to a mental institution.