Clancy Attorney Says ‘Bring It’ on Retrial as Jury Deadlock Stretches Past 30 Hours
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 3
Clancy Attorney Says ‘Bring It’ on Retrial as Jury Deadlock Stretches Past 30 Hours
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Sep 3
Summary
More than 30 hours into deliberations, jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial resumed work after twice telling the judge they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
Kevin Reddington, Clancy’s lawyer, said “Bring it” when asked about a possible retrial if Judge William Sullivan declares a mistrial and prosecutors choose to try the case again.
Wednesday, Sullivan gave the jury a Tuey-Rodriguez “dynamite charge” — typically used once before a mistrial — urging jurors to keep listening to opposing views and continue deliberating.
Clancy, 36, admits killing her 3 children in January 2023 but has pleaded not guilty by asserting insanity; jurors must decide whether she lacked criminal responsibility under Massachusetts law.
An acquittal on lack-of-responsibility grounds would still send Clancy to a state psychiatric hospital, in a case that has drawn broad attention to postpartum mental health.