Judge Orders Jury to Ignore 'Mortal Sin' References in 3-Child Clancy Murder Trial
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 24
Judge Orders Jury to Ignore 'Mortal Sin' References in 3-Child Clancy Murder Trial
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 24
Summary
For the second time since the trial opened last month, the judge told jurors Monday to disregard references to “mortal sin” in Lindsay Clancy’s Massachusetts murder trial.
Religion flared as a courtroom issue during rebuttal arguments in the case against Clancy, 36, who admits strangling her three children but has pleaded not guilty by reason of postpartum psychosis.
Defense lawyers say Clancy was suffering severe postpartum mental illness and auditory hallucinations, while prosecutors argue she rationally planned the January 2023 killings and lured her husband out before using exercise bands.
Rebuttals continue Tuesday, with closing arguments possible Wednesday before jurors begin deliberating on three first-degree murder counts that could bring life without parole.