A Massachusetts judge on Monday rejected Lindsay Clancy's bid to dismiss her triple-murder case on double jeopardy grounds, clearing the way for a second trial in the 2023 deaths of her three young children - and refusing to let her lawyer go after the lone juror who wouldn't acquit her.
Lindsay Clancy listens to prosecutor Jennifer Sprague say that they plan on re-trial, in Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., Nov. 2, 2026. (Greg Derr/Pool/The Patriot Ledger via Reuters)Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan wrote that "because the Court concludes that there was a manifest necessity for a mistrial based on the jury's deadlock, a retrial on the murder indictments does not violate Clancy's right not to be placed in double jeopardy." Sullivan declared the mistrial on Sept. 4 after jurors split 11-1 in favor of finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.
BREAKING: Lindsay Clancy's motion to dismiss her case on double jeopardy grounds is DENIED by Judge Sullivan. Read it here -- (1/5) pic.twitter.com/L4ERqM6CVO
— Kristina Rex (@KristinaRex) November 9, 2026
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