Mistrial ruling upheld in case of US mother who killed her children
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- A judge declared a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
- The jury was reportedly deadlocked 11-1, with most jurors apparently favoring a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, while an appeals court rejected a defense request to replace a juror.
A judge declared a mistrial in the high-profile case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three young children, after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
Judge William Sullivan issued the ruling on Friday after an appeals court rejected a last-minute defense request to replace a juror. The jury was deadlocked 11-1, with the majority apparently leaning toward finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.
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