Lindsay Clancy judge declares mistrial – what happens next?
by Staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#7861V)
The case essentially goes back to the same status as before the trial began, and prosecutors have to decide whether to try again
A Massachusetts jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of murdering her three children, and a mistrial has been declared by Judge William Sullivan.
The 12-person jury was made up of nine women and three men and, according to the notes given to the court, was split 11 to one.
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