Judge Lets Jury Weigh Manslaughter in Lindsay Clancy Trial Over 3 Children’s Killings
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 26
Judge Lets Jury Weigh Manslaughter in Lindsay Clancy Trial Over 3 Children’s Killings
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 26
Summary
Judge William Sullivan told jurors they may return a manslaughter verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s trial if they find postpartum psychosis drove the strangling deaths of her three children.
That lesser option sits alongside first-degree and second-degree murder as closing arguments end, with jury deliberations set to begin Thursday in Plymouth County Superior Court.
Clancy has pleaded not guilty, arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings.
The manslaughter instruction could give jurors a middle ground that helps them reach a verdict and lowers the risk of a hung jury.