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Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks the judge to spare her a second trial for killing her children

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Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to acquit her of charges that she killed her three young children. Her trial ended in a mistrial. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argues prosecutors failed to prove Clancy was criminally responsible and that the case should not be tried twi…

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  1. New York Post

    Why Lindsay Clancy’s defense would have crumbled in a California courtroom (opens New York Post)

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    Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Massachusetts ended in a mistrial. Had the case been tried in California, however, she would have faced a significantly tougher legal test.

  2. NBC Boston

    Lindsay Clancy's attorney files motion arguing for not guilty ruling by court (opens NBC Boston)

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    Lindsay Clancy and attorney Kevin Reddington look at jurors as Judge William Sullivan instructs them to continue deliberations in Clancy’s murder trial on Sept. 4, 2026.

  3. WHDH Boston

    Kevin Reddington files new motion following mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case (opens WHDH Boston)

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    Lindsay Clancy’s Defense Attorney, Kevin Reddington, has filed a new motion after a mistrial was declared in the case against Clancy. Reddington’s filing was received...

  4. The Boston Globe

    Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer files motion seeking acquittal prior to possible retrial (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Lindsay Clancy's lawyer files motion seeking acquittal prior to possible retrial.

  5. News Nation Now

    Lindsay Clancy lawyer asks judge to find her not guilty after mistrial (opens News Nation Now)

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    Clancy is facing murder charges in the deaths of her three young children.

  6. CBS News

    Kevin Reddington files motion to toss mistrial, acquit Lindsay Clancy (opens CBS News)

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    Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, filed a motion Thursday to throw out last week's mistrial and acquit Clancy. Clancy admitted to killing her three children, but pled not guilty to murder charges, arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.

  7. Boston

    Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer renews motion for not-guilty finding ahead of potential retrial (opens Boston)

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    “The Commonwealth had to prove that a woman all six experts agreed was mentally ill nonetheless kept the capacity the law demands. It did not.”

  8. Union Leader

    Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to find her not guilty after mistrial (opens Union Leader)

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    Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer on Thursday asked the judge who oversaw the Massachusetts woman’s murder trial to declare her not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, saying prosecutors had failed to prove that, despite being mentally ill, she knew killing…

  9. WHEC Rochester

    Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks the judge to spare her a second trial for killing her children (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to acquit her of charges that she killed her three young children. Her trial ended in a mistrial. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argues prosecutors failed to prove Clancy was criminally responsible and that the case should not be tried twi…

  10. ABC News

    Lindsay Clancy's attorney asks judge to force 'not guilty' finding (opens ABC News)

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    Clancy's trial ended in a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict following seven days of deliberation.

  11. Triblive

    Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks the judge to spare her a 2nd trial for killing her children (opens Triblive)

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    BOSTON — Lindsay Clancy shouldn’t be tried a second time for killing her three young children because prosecutors don’t have enough evidence, her lawyer told a judge Thursday, saying the court should decide she’s not guilty by reason of insanity.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Lindsay Clancy attorney asks judge to acquit client and end murder case (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Lindsay Clancy’s attorney filed a motion Thursday asking the Massachusetts judge to find the mother accused of killing her three children not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility after the judge declared a mistrial.

  13. Forbes

    What Could Happen Next In The Lindsay Clancy Case Following The Mistrial? (opens Forbes)

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    According to multiple jurors, the jury was deadlocked 11-1, with the majority finding that Lindsay Clancy was not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility.

  14. East Idaho News

    Attorney asks judge to spare Lindsay Clancy a second trial and declare her ‘not criminally responsible’ (opens East Idaho News)

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    BOSTON (CNN) — Days after Lindsay Clancy’s complicated triple-murder trial

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