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Lindsay Clancy returns to court for hearing after Massachusetts murder case mistrial

Clancy’s attorneys say a mistrial shouldn’t have been declared and a retrial would result in double jeopardy Lindsay Clancy returned to court on Tuesday, as her lawyers sought to head off a retrial by having a judge find the Massachusetts woman not guilty of murder for the killing of her ⁠three young children in 2023. Judge William ⁠Sullivan in Plymouth, Massachusetts, ​took up the issue after declaring a mistrial o…

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Lawyers representing Lindsay Clancy have also asked a judge to find her not guilty, saying insufficient evidence was presented at her murder trial, which ended in a mistrial this month.

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Lindsay Clancy murder trial and mistrial

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Lindsay Clancy remains under indictment after her first-degree murder trial ended in a mistrial, and a Massachusetts judge is now weighing her defense's motion to dismiss the charges. Prosecutors have said they plan to retry her, with the judge indicating he is leaning toward a March retrial date.

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Prosecutors announced plans to retry Lindsay Clancy, with the judge leaning toward a March retrial, while her defense argued at a September hearing that there was no direct evidence and a retrial would violate double jeopardy.

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Clancy Returns to Court as Lawyers Seek Investigation of Holdout JurorNYTimes – US
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Clancy Returns to Court as Lawyers Seek Investigation of Holdout Juror

Lawyers representing Lindsay Clancy have also asked a judge to find her not guilty, saying insufficient evidence was presented at her murder trial, which ended in a mistrial this month.

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Lindsay Clancy returns to court for hearing after Massachusetts murder case mistrial

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Lindsay Clancy returns to court for the first time since mistrial

A judge in Massachusetts will consider several motions, including one to dismiss the triple-murder case against Lindsay Clancy, after a mistrial was declared over a deadlocked jury.

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