Lindsay Clancy's Attorney Seeks Trump Pardon After Mistrial

A Plymouth, Massachusetts jury failed Friday to reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, 36, after seven days of deliberations. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial, leaving intact the first-degree murder charges against her.

• 11 of 12 jurors appeared ready to acquit Clancy, defense attorney Kevin Reddington said.
• 38 hours of deliberations over seven days produced three deadlock notes to the judge.
• 80-plus witnesses testified over 21 days of evidence in the six-week trial.
• Juror names are impounded for 14 days; they become publicly accessible Sept. 18.

Why it matters: Whatever the outcome, Clancy will remain institutionalized for months or years, according to medical and legal experts. The core question is whether that confinement takes the form of prison or psychiatric treatment.

• A conviction on first-degree murder carries life without parole in Massachusetts.
• A not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict would mean indefinite commitment to a forensic psychiatric hospital, with release requiring approval from both doctors and a judge.

How 58 sources split on this story

Where they split: The core dispute is whether Clancy's documented postpartum psychosis negates criminal responsibility or whether the deliberate nature of the killings warrants a murder conviction regardless of her mental state.

What’s next: Reddington plans to argue a Section 25(b)(2) motion Sept. 29, asking Sullivan to set aside the hung-jury result.

• Boston attorney Peter Elikann, unconnected to the case, called such a motion succeeding 'rare in the extreme.'
• Plymouth DA Timothy Cruz did not commit to a retrial Friday; his options include retrying, downgrading charges, or negotiating a plea.
• Will Plymouth DA Timothy Cruz retry the case, seek a plea deal, or drop charges — and on what timeline?
• Will any jurors speak publicly after the 14-day name-impoundment order expires, and what will their accounts reveal about the holdout's reasoning?