Lindsay Clancy’s Lawyers to Seek Dismissal of Murder Charges on Monday

Lindsay Clancy’s defense team plans to ask a Massachusetts judge on Monday to dismiss the murder charges on double jeopardy grounds after the mistrial.

The lawyers filed a motion saying Judge William Sullivan declared the mistrial without properly checking claims that the lone holdout juror ignored instructions on reasonable doubt.

Prosecutors responded Thursday with their own motion urging the judge to deny the request, arguing they can still pursue justice for the three children.

The jury deadlocked 11 to 1 in September, with the holdout reportedly convinced Clancy knew what she was doing.

Judge William Sullivan directed both sides to be ready to set a new trial date Monday, though it is not clear whether he will decide the dismissal motion at that hearing.

The first-degree murder charges involve the 2023 strangling deaths of Clancy’s young children Cora, Dawson and Callan.

Her lawyers have said she acted under postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors have maintained she planned the killings and understood her actions.

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington told NBC News that Clancy rejects conspiracy theories blaming her former husband.

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Lindsay Clancy is charged with first-degree murder in the fatal strangling of her three children. (NewsNation)
Attorneys for Lindsay Clancy will argue before a Massachusetts judge Monday that the murder charges against her should be dismissed on double jeopardy grounds following her mistrial. (NewsNation)
Clancy is expected back in court as her defense team and prosecutors address several pending motions that could determine the next steps in her case. (NewsNation)
A motion was filed by defense attorney Kevin Reddington arguing the judge improperly declared a mistrial without adequately investigating allegations of misconduct by the holdout juror. (NewsNation)
Her criminal trial resulted in a mistrial after an 11-to-1 deadlock where one holdout juror reportedly maintained Clancy was aware of her actions and should be held criminally responsible. (NewsNation)
Judge William Sullivan failed to adequately investigate allegations that the lone holdout juror was not following the court’s instructions on reasonable doubt. (NewsNation)
Judge William Sullivan instructed both sides to be prepared to select a trial date Monday, although it remains unclear whether he will rule on the motion to dismiss that day. (NewsNation)
Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three children in 2023, will be back in court Monday for a hearing that could determine whether she will face a retrial. (NBC News)
Her defense team is expected to argue that she can’t be retried on double jeopardy grounds in a bid to have the charges dismissed. (NBC News)
In a motion Thursday, the prosecution asked the judge to reject Clancy’s motion to dismiss charges against her, arguing they have a right to seek justice for her three slain children, even though the first trial ended in a mistrial in September. (NBC News)
Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, indicated in the last week of the trial that he was ready to start a retrial as soon as possible. (NBC News)
During her trial, Kevin Reddington argued that Clancy was experiencing postpartum psychosis and was compelled to act on auditory hallucinations when she carried out the killings. (NBC News)
Prosecutors have said she was aware of her actions and planned the murders ahead of time and was not actually in psychosis when she killed the children. (NBC News)
The jury deadlocked three times, forcing Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial, despite Kevin Reddington’s best efforts to attempt a last-minute emergency stay. (NBC News)
The trial captivated the nation as online sleuths peddled conspiracy theories that Clancy was not the one who killed the children but that her then-husband, Patrick Clancy, carried out the murders and framed her for it. (NBC News)
Patrick Clancy testified for the prosecution in the first trial, detailing the horrors he found at his home when he returned from running errands the night of the murders. (NBC News)
Patrick Clancy has also filed a civil suit against Clancy’s doctors, alleging that misdiagnoses and several prescription medications worsened her condition. (NBC News)
Kevin Reddington told NBC News that Clancy rejects those conspiracy theories about her ex-husband. (NBC News)
Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse who allegedly killed her three children and then attempted suicide in January 2023, has never spoken publicly. (CBS News)
She is being held in a state psychiatric facility. (CBS News)
Patrick Clancy has moved on, he has remarried, he is having another child. (CBS News)
Clancy's parents live outside Massachusetts, but that they visit her fairly frequently. (CBS News)
Clancy is suing 11 medical professionals she saw in the months before the killings. (CBS News)
Her lawyers allege they failed to properly diagnose and treat her psychiatric condition. (CBS News)
Clancy was absolutely suffering from postpartum psychosis the night of the killings. (CBS News)
The defense challenged Sullivan's explanation for declaring a mistrial. (NewsNation)
The psychiatrist spoke to Clancy during a telehealth appointment the day before the tragedy. (CBS News)
The foreperson reported one holdout, who they said was not following the law. (NBC News)