Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case has declared a mistrial after deadlocked jurors failed to reach a verdict despite seven days of deliberations and a last-minute “Hail Mary” by her defense attorney.Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility due to postpartum psychosis after strangling her three young children.When a jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict required for a conviction or acquittal, the judge declares a mistrial, forcing prosecutors to decide whether to retry the case, offer a plea deal, or drop the charges. The Plymouth County District Attorney said immediately after the mistrial that he’ll decide at a later date whether to retry Clancy, stating, “I’ll be meeting with our team and we will address this case further at the appropriate time in the context of an official court proceeding. So you will not get an answer on that question today.”If prosecutors decide to try the case again, the jury selection process would commence and a new trial would be scheduled with a new jury.In fullMistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy case after last-minute defense Hail Mary is deniedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
What happens next after Lindsay Clancy case ends in mistrial
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case has declared a mistrial after deadlocked jurors failed to reach a verdict despite seven days of deliberations and a last-minute “Hail Mary” by her defense attorney.Clancy, a 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility due to postpartum psychosis after strangling her three young children.When a jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict required for a conviction or acquittal, the judge declares a mistrial, forcing prosecutors to decide whether to retry the case, offer a plea deal, or drop the charges. The Plymouth County District Attorney said immediately after the mistrial that he’ll decide at a later date whether to retry Clancy, stating, “I’ll be meeting with our team and we will address this case further at the appropriate time in the context of an official court proceeding. So you will not get an answer on that question today.”If prosecutors decide to try the case again, the jury selection process would commence and a new trial would be scheduled with a new jury.In fullMistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy case after last-minute defense Hail Mary is deniedMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
