Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocked again
by Edward Helmore from World news | The Guardian on (#785Y5)
Defense lawyer had asked for time to request emergency stay after jury was split 11 to one
The judge in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, has declared a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict and remained deadlocked after a week of deliberations.
Jurors in Plymouth state court spent more than 38 hours in deliberations over the charges against the 36-year-old mom, which came on the heels of a weeks-long trial that directed national attention to maternal mental health issues that can occur postpartum.
Continue reading...