Clancy Seeks Dismissal as Prosecutors Plan Possible Retrial

Lindsay Clancy’s defense asked a Massachusetts judge on November 2 to dismiss the murder case against her, while prosecutors said they intend to retry her if the case proceeds. Judge William Sullivan did not rule on the motion and scheduled another hearing for November 16. The charges at a possible retrial have not been decided. The defense argues that a retrial would violate double-jeopardy protections because Sullivan should have investigated a holdout juror’s conduct before declaring a mistrial. Prosecutors counter that further questioning risked coercing the jury and intruding on private deliberations. They said the juror did not refuse to deliberate but disagreed with the other jurors. The motion follows a September mistrial, when the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Reports say 11 of the 12 jurors favored finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity. Her first trial concerned the deaths of her three children in 2023. Clancy’s lawyers have argued she was experiencing postpartum psychosis and could not control her behavior; prosecutors have said she acted deliberately and understood her actions were wrong. At the hearing, defense attorney Martin Weinberg said...