Judge in Lindsay Clancy murder trial rejects defense's not-guilty bid
The Massachusetts judge overseeing Lindsay Clancy’s trial declined defense attorney Kevin Reddington’s request to find the mother accused of killing her three children not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility after a mistrial was declared last month.
TL;DR
- A Massachusetts judge rejected a defense request to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility.
- Clancy is accused of killing her three children.
- The defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, argued that experts agreed Clancy had a severe mental illness.
- Reddington also contended the prosecution did not prove Clancy knew her actions were wrong.
- A mistrial was declared in the case last month.