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Lindsay Clancy’s fate unresolved as mistrial leaves her case in the court of public opinion – for now

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By Nicki Brown, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — After five grueling weeks of testimony and 38 hours of painstaking deliberations, the jury deciding the fate of Lindsay Clancy – the Massachusetts mother who argued she should not be held criminally responsible for fatally strangling her three chil…

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  1. Criminal defense attorney on how likely mistrial is in Lindsay Clancy case

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  2. Postpartum Psychosis and Legal Accountability

    Headline from Psychology Today: The Latest ·

  3. Lindsay Clancy judge gives deadlocked jury last resort ‘Tuey-Rodriguez’ charge after they can’t reach verdict

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  4. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer says 1 juror won’t listen to judge about reasonable doubt, but judge says he won’t remove them

    Headline from WTOP Washington DC ·

  5. Key moments in the Lindsay Clancy case: the 911 call, mental health care, mistrial

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

  6. Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

    Headline from CBS News ·

  7. Newest

    Lindsay Clancy’s fate unresolved as mistrial leaves her case in the court of public opinion – for now

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

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  1. Triblive

    Clancy trial sparks need for postpartum mental health care education, expert says (opens Triblive)

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    With the spotlight on postpartum mental health amid the Lindsay Clancy trial, the medical director of Allegheny Health Network’s Women’s Behavioral Health Clinic said many people are “suffering in silence” from postpartum depression and psychosis.

  2. New York Post

    Will Lindsay Clancy trial end in a mistrial? Here’s what happens if jurors do not agree on murder charge (opens New York Post)

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    Lindsay Clancy's high-stakes triple murder case has a "very high probability" of ending with a hung jury, experts predict.

  3. CBS News

    What it would take for judge in Lindsay Clancy case to declare mistrial (opens CBS News)

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    The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial informed the judge Tuesday morning that they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict, setting up a potential mistrial. Deliberations are set to resume on Wednesday. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Polisi have the latest.

  4. CBS News

    Criminal defense attorney on how likely mistrial is in Lindsay Clancy case (opens CBS News)

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    The jury in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial informed the judge Tuesday that they were unable to come to a unanimous verdict. The judge has asked them to continue deliberating, which they'll do for a fifth day on Wednesday.

  5. Salon

    Lindsay Clancy’s case is a test of American justice: We’ve already failed (opens Salon)

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    The Massachusetts mother badly needed mental health treatment. America staged a show trial instead

  6. CBS News

    Lindsay Clancy case might be close to ending in mistrial (opens CBS News)

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    Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial told the judge Tuesday they were deadlocked after 18 hours of deliberations. The judge sent them back to continue deliberating, but a mistrial could be close. Shanelle Kaul and Caroline Polisi have more.

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Lindsay Clancy murder trial: What is postpartum psychosis? (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The Lindsay Clancy murder trial highlights critical gaps in understanding and treating postpartum psychosis. Here's what we learned from a doctor.

  8. New York Post

    Lindsay Clancy judge gives deadlocked jury last resort ‘Tuey-Rodriguez’ charge after they can’t reach verdict (opens New York Post)

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    Plymouth Judge William Sullivan read the so-called “Tuey-Rodriguez” charge, nicknamed the “Dynamite Charge” by local jurists, strongly encouraging them to keep working to try to reach a consensus.

  9. America Magazine

    We are expecting too much from the Lindsay Clancy trial (opens America Magazine)

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    True justice cannot be handed down by a jury.

  10. Townhall

  11. Fox News

    What is a Tuey-Rodriguez charge? Judge gives instruction to deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury (opens Fox News)

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    The judge in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial issued a rare Tuey-Rodriguez charge after jurors again said they were deadlocked. Learn what the Massachusetts jury instruction is.

  12. Psychology Today: The Latest

    Postpartum Psychosis and Legal Accountability (opens Psychology Today: The Latest)

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    What do we know about Lindsay Clancy's state of mind when she killed her kids?

  13. CBS News

    Clancy trial highlights need to rethink postpartum care: "The duty is on the system" (opens CBS News)

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    Lindsay Clancy's case is resonating with moms across the U.S. — bringing into focus the spectrum of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders​ and the lack of resources for many women.

  14. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Judge sends Lindsay Clancy jurors home and tells them to return Thursday for a sixth day of deliberations (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Judge sends Lindsay Clancy jurors home and tells them to return Thursday for a sixth day of deliberations

  15. News Nation Now

    What the ‘dynamite charge’ means for the Lindsay Clancy jury (opens News Nation Now)

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    The charge, also sometimes called a “dynamite charge,” is used when a jury is deadlocked.

  16. The Boston Globe

    What is the Tuey-Rodriguez charge, and what does it mean for the Lindsay Clancy trial? (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The instruction urges deadlocked jurors to continue deliberating and reminds them they are in the best position to assess the prosecution’s case and decide whether it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

  17. KVIA El Paso

    After nearly 30 hours of deliberations, can Lindsay Clancy’s jurors break their impasse? (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, Jean Casarez, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — One by one, the 12 deliberating jurors and six alternate jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s trial approached the judge’s bench Wednesday morning.

  18. Just the News

    Judge dismisses Lindsay Clancy jury again after failure to reach unanimous verdict (opens Just the News)

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    Earlier on Thursday, the judge reminded jurors of their duty to follow his instructions and repeated the standard for finding or rejecting reasonable doubt.

  19. Just the News

    Judge reminds Lindsay Clancy jurors they're 'required to follow my instructions' (opens Just the News)

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    He reminded jurors that the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt fell on the prosecution.

  20. News Nation Now

    Postpartum psychosis survivor calls Lindsay Clancy trial 'heartbreaking' (opens News Nation Now)

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    The trial has put a spotlight on the condition, which is extremely rare, with just one or two cases for every 1,000 births.

  21. NBC Chicago

    Unusual moment unfolds in Lindsay Clancy trial; attorney asks for juror's removal (opens NBC Chicago)

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    In a highly unusual series of events, jurors once again returned to the courtroom in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, but this time for something different. While jurors had previously returned to court with “questions,” including twice to tell Judge William Sullivan they were unable to reach a unan…

  22. KAAL Rochester

    Lindsay Clancy trial ends without a verdict for a sixth day after drama in the courtroom (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial has gone home again without a verdict. The dramatic sixth day of deliberations Thursday saw the jury’s foreperson send the judge a note saying a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt.

  23. KAAL Rochester

    Judge sends deadlocked Lindsay Clancy jury back after defense seeks 1 juror’s removal (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    The defense in the Lindsay Clancy trial told a judge on the sixth day of deliberations that one juror won’t follow the judge’s instructions on reasonable doubt. He lawyer said he wants them kicked off the jury. The judge, though, sent the jury back to continue deliberations Thursday.

  24. KAAL Rochester

    Lindsay Clancy jury is deliberating for a sixth day but there’s growing risk of a mistrial (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial is starting its sixth day of deliberations. The jurors have been struggling to reach a verdict and have twice said they're deadlocked on whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children.

  25. KAAL Rochester

    Judge ends Lindsay Clancy trial for the day as jury foreperson says they’re deadlocked over 1 juror (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial has gone home again without a verdict. The sixth day of deliberations Thursday saw her defense lawyer tell the judge that the panel’s foreperson said in a note that a single juror won’t follow the court's instructions about reasonable doubt, and is hol…

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