Judge denies defense motion to declare Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murder
Request for Clancy, 36, to be acquitted turned down nearly a month after first trial ended with deadlocked jury
TL;DR
- Judge William Sullivan denied a defense motion to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murder.
- The defense argued that there was insufficient evidence to prove Clancy's responsibility for her children's deaths.
- Prosecutors stated there was ample evidence, calling the defense's claim "laughable".
- Sullivan ruled that prosecutors presented enough physical and circumstantial evidence for a jury to decide.
- The defense's strategy is to argue Clancy was not criminally responsible due to postpartum psychosis.
- Prosecutors acknowledge Clancy's mental health issues but argue she knew her actions when she killed the children.
- Clancy's first trial resulted in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury, split 11-1 in favor of acquittal.