Lindsay Clancy didn't show 'break with reality' as jury weighs psychosis defense: Susan Smith prosecutor
The prosecutor who secured a conviction for Susan Smith says Lindsay Clancy's defense never proved a break with reality as jurors prepare to deliberate Thursday.
TL;DR
- Prosecutor Tommy Pope, who convicted Susan Smith, argues Lindsay Clancy's defense failed to prove a "break with reality."
- Clancy faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her three young children.
- Her defense claims she suffered from postpartum psychosis; prosecutors dispute this.
- Pope notes a lack of clear motive in Clancy's case, unlike the Smith murders.
- A forensic psychiatrist testified that financial pressure was a stressor for Clancy.
- The psychiatrist also acknowledged that severe insomnia can potentially lead to psychosis.