Judge in Lindsay Clancy trial refuses to declare her not guilty after mistrial
Her attorney tried to persuade Judge William Sullivan that prosecutors had not offered any proof that Lindsay Clancy killed her three children
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The judge in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case has refused to declare her not guilty, rejecting a defense motion that argued there wasn't enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children.
Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington tried to persuade Judge William Sullivan on Tuesday that prosecutors had not offered any proof that Clancy killed her three children. Prosecutors said there was plenty of evidence and called Reddington’s claim “laughable.”
In his ruling, Sullivan said prosecutors had provided enough evidence showing Clancy was the person responsible for the killings.
“There was evidence introduced, both physical and circumstantial, that would permit a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the charge of murder," Sullivan wrote.
Clancy's first trial ended with a deadlocked jury on Sept. 4. A judge declared a mistrial with the jury split 11 to 1 in favor of acquitting Clancy of murder charges.
During that trial, Reddington didn’t dispute that Clancy killed the children at the family’s home in 2023. Instead, the defense sought to persuade the jury that the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse was not criminally responsible because of mental disease, a rare condition called postpartum psychosis.
Prosecutors acknowledged that Clancy, 36, had mental health problems that included months of treatment and a stay in a psychiatric hospital, but argued that she knew what she was doing when she strangled the children then tried to kill herself.