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On Friday, September 4th, after seven days of jury deliberations and multiple notes saying they could not reach a unanimous decision, a mistrial was declared in the case of Lindsey Clancy—the Massachusetts woman charged with murdering her three children, Dawson, Cora, and Callon. But the declaration did not go smoothly. Lead defense attorney Kevin Reddington immediately filed an emergency motion to stop the mistrial, asking the Supreme Judicial Court to keep the trial moving. The request was denied. The case starts over.
The Holdout Juror and the Narrative
What made the mistrial particularly charged was what Reddington claimed to see in the jurors' notes. According to him, there was one juror—one man—holding out against what he believed was an 11-1 verdict in his favor. Reddington made it seem like eleven jurors were voting not guilty by reason of insanity, and a single juror refused to apply the law as instructed.
As the host Lyndon Blake notes, "At this point, we don't know that. That's just what the narrative is. And Kevin Reddington, the experienced attorney, does a good job of controlling the courtroom and controlling that type of narrative." But controlling the courtroom narrative did not translate into controlling the outcome. The emergency stay was denied, and the mistrial became official.
Patrick Clancy's Statement and What It Signals
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:54) **Mistrial Declared in the Lindsey Clancy Case** - The host announces that a mistrial was declared on September 4th after seven days of jury deliberations, with the jury unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
- 2 (03:49) **Mistrial Confirmed; Case Must Start Over** - The Supreme Judicial Court denied the emergency stay, officially ending the trial and requiring the entire process to begin again.
- 3 (04:04) **Patrick Clancy's Statement After the Mistrial** - The ex-husband of Lindsey Clancy releases a statement expressing gratitude to the court and jurors while highlighting the immense pain of reliving the tragedy.
- 4 (05:21) **What Happens Next: Retrial Timeline and Venue** - The next hearing is set for September 29th, where a new trial date and venue will likely be determined.
- 5 (06:31) **Reddington's Strategy and Public Support** - The defense attorney is leveraging the growing fan base for Lindsey Clancy, which the host finds disturbing.
- 6 (09:40) **Judge Sullivan Likely to Preside Over Retrial** - Based on news reports, Judge Sullivan will retain jurisdiction and oversee the retrial, which the host believes benefits the defense.
- 7 (10:35) **The Core Legal Challenge: Proving State of Mind** - The host explains the difficulty of the prosecution's task under Massachusetts law, where the burden is to prove a defendant's mental state rather than just factual premeditation.
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A mistrial declared in the Lindsay Clancy case. What happens next for the mother who admitting to killing her children? Did the judge mess this trial up from the start? We talk next steps on That’s So Criminal.
Ep. 38
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