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Legal experts see mounting setbacks for prosecution in Lindsay Clancy trial

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A prosecutor's question to Clancy's devout Catholic former mother-in-law about murder being a "mortal sin" prompted an audible gasp in the courtroom gallery.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Watch: Judge strikes question to Lindsay Clancy’s former mother-in-law with prosecutor calling murder a ‘mortal sin’ (opens The Boston Globe)

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    A prosecutor posed a question to the Duxbury woman’s former mother-in-law that called murder a “mortal sin” in the eyes of the Catholic church.

  2. Fox News

    Prosecutor corners Lindsay Clancy's Catholic mother-in-law with 'mortal sin' question (opens Fox News)

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    Prosecutors asked Lindsay Clancy's Catholic mother-in-law if murder is a mortal sin, attempting to prove Clancy knew right from wrong in Duxbury case.

  3. News Nation Now

    Lindsay Clancy prosecutor asks about murder as ‘mortal sin’ (opens News Nation Now)

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    Prosecutors allege Lindsay Clancy killed her three children before attempting suicide in a fall that left her paralyzed.

  4. NBC Boston

    Prosecution's ‘mortal sin' question to Susan Clancy shocked people: ‘Way out of bounds' (opens NBC Boston)

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    There was a dramatic moment in the courtroom Tuesday involving Lindsay Clancy’s former mother-in-law , and people are fired up about it on social media. It happened as the prosecution was cross-examining Susan Clancy early in the day.

  5. The Christian Post

    Lindsay Clancy prosecutor's mortal sin question sparked 'collective gasp' in court: report (opens The Christian Post)

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    A prosecutor in the Lindsay Clancy trial is facing criticism for questioning the defendant’s mother-in-law about mortal sin and her Catholic faith, a moment that reportedly left the courtroom stunned.

  6. News Nation Now

    Legal experts see mounting setbacks for prosecution in Lindsay Clancy trial (opens News Nation Now)

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    A prosecutor's question to Clancy's devout Catholic former mother-in-law about murder being a "mortal sin" prompted an audible gasp in the courtroom gallery.

  7. News Nation Now

    Prosecution in Lindsay Clancy trial see mounting setbacks: Legal experts (opens News Nation Now)

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    A prosecutor's question to Clancy's devout Catholic former mother-in-law about murder being a "mortal sin" prompted an audible gasp in the courtroom gallery.