Legal breakdown of testimony about religion in Lindsay Clancy trial
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Closing arguments are expected this week in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial for the killings of her three young children. Attorney and legal analyst Joe Tamburino joins CBS News to discuss the case and a moment on Monday where witness testimony was cut short over comments about religion.
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The judge presiding over the Lindsay Clancy murder case rejected the defense's push for a mistrial on Monday. Clancy has admitted to killing her children but has pleaded not guilty, arguing that postpartum psychosis caused her actions.
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — Lindsay Clancy‘s defense attorney asked the judge to declare a mistrial in her case after a second reference to “mortal sin” during the murder trial. Clancy, 36, is charged with murder in the deaths of her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8.
The judge presiding over Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial denied her defense team’s request for a mistrial Monday afternoon, after Clancy’s attorney called out testimony from...
Lindsay Clancy's trial defense team requested a mistrial after a prosecution witness brought up Clancy's Catholic faith. The judge denied the motion, but instructed jurors to dismiss the comments and sent them home early. NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell reports.
Defense attorneys for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who admitted to killing her children, called for a mistrial on Monday, citing a witness who used the phrase "moral sin." The judge denied the request. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul reports.
Lindsay Clancy's defense team asked for a mistrial Monday after a witness began speaking about Catholic religion. The judge in the case denied the request. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.
Closing arguments are expected this week in the murder case of Lindsay Clancy. The defense called for a mistrial on Monday after a prosecution witness brought up Clancy's Catholic faith and the concept of mortal sin. Shanelle Kaul has more details from the courthouse.
Attorney Kevin Reddington and defendant Lindsay Clancy wait for a ruling from Judge William Sullivan after Reddington asked for a mistrial in Plymouth Superior Court on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.
The defense in the Lindsay Clancy trial called for a mistrial after a witness brought up Lindsay Clancy's Catholic faith. The judge did not declare a mistrial, but he reprimanded prosecutors and told the jury to ignore that testimony. Trial lawyer Mark Eiglarsh explains more.
The judge in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy declined the defense’s motion for a mistrial over a witness’s testimony about Catholicism but reprimanded the prosecution over the matter. Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist who has testified as to the competency of defendants to stand trial in…
Lindsay Clancy's defense team asked for a mistrial after a prosecution witness brought up Clancy's religious beliefs. The judge denied the request but reprimanded prosecutors. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi has the latest analysis.
The judge in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy denied a mistrial request from her attorneys but scolded the prosecution after a witness brought up Clancy's religious beliefs. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports, and legal analyst Joe Tamburino weighs in.
Closing arguments are expected this week in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial for the killings of her three young children. Attorney and legal analyst Joe Tamburino joins CBS News to discuss the case and a moment on Monday where witness testimony was cut short over comments about religion.
As the trial of Lindsay Clancy appears to be winding down, the alleged murderer’s defense team’s latest legal gambit appears to have come up rather short. According to multiple reports, the judge presiding over this case of great national curiosity denied that gambit, effectively ending the mistrial…
