Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial tells judge for a second time that it can’t agree on a verdict
- On Tuesday, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial told Judge William Sullivan they could not reach a unanimous verdict, marking their second deadlock as deliberations resumed Wednesday for a fifth day.
- Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility for strangling her three children, while prosecutors argue she knew what she was doing.
- Medical experts provided conflicting testimony regarding her psychiatric state at the time of the killings, while jurors reviewed evidence concerning her mental health decline and psychiatric hospitalization.
- Unanimous verdicts are required by law, so Judge Sullivan instructed the jury to continue deliberating; if they remain deadlocked, he could declare a mistrial and prosecutors would face decisions on retrial or plea negotiations.
- After court ended Tuesday, attorney Kevin Reddington expressed optimism about the jury's continued work, saying the fact they have not finished is "very, very heartening" and "Obviously, they're working very hard.
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24 heuresJurors at Lindsay Clancy's trial entered their fifth day of deliberations on Wednesday
US jury deadlocks again in Lindsay Clancy's child murder trial
Clancy, 36, does not deny strangling her children Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, eight months, but claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis -- excusing her from criminal responsibility. Her five-week trial, which was televised and featured more than 80 witnesses, has sparked debate in the United States over maternal mental health. The jury on Wednesday indicated to Judge William Sullivan that it had reached a stalemate again …
Lindsay Clancy and her lawyer Kevin Reddington hear Judge William Sullivan after jury announce not having reached verdict Greg Derr/AP Photo The judges of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial informed, for the second time, that they were unable to reach a verdict on whether she is criminally responsible for the death of her three children; however, on Wednesday, the judge instructed them to continue trying. ✅ Follow the international news channel of th…
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