Updated
Updated · WBUR News · Sep 29
Plymouth DA Seeks Gag Order in 3-Child Clancy Case as Retrial Decision Waits
Updated
Updated · WBUR News · Sep 29

Plymouth DA Seeks Gag Order in 3-Child Clancy Case as Retrial Decision Waits

3 articles · Updated · WBUR News · Sep 29

Summary

  • Prosecutors asked a judge to restrict Lindsay Clancy's lawyers from speaking to the media, arguing their comments after the mistrial could taint a future jury in the 2023 killings of her three children.
  • Defense lawyer Kevin Reddington rejected the request and denied attacking the holdout juror, while prosecutors said his remarks about that juror were among the most troubling.
  • Judge William Sullivan also took under advisement two defense bids to block any retrial: a Rule 25 motion for a not-guilty finding and a double-jeopardy motion arguing the mistrial should not have been declared.
  • District Attorney Timothy Cruz said his office still has not decided whether to retry Clancy, and the next hearing was set for Nov. 2 to argue the motions and possibly discuss a new trial date.

Insights

Will Lindsay Clancy face a second murder trial, or could post-trial motions end the case before prosecutors decide?
If most jurors favored insanity acquittal, what evidence could still persuade prosecutors to retry Lindsay Clancy?
Why are juror notes, a lone holdout, and double jeopardy suddenly central to the unresolved Lindsay Clancy case?