Prosecutors in murders of her three children, with the judge leaning toward a possible March retrial.
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judge → lean → retrial
What isn't known yet is what charges Clancy would face.
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Clancy → know → charges
case said Monday they plan to have her stand trial a second time for theClancy admitted to killing 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan in their Duxbury home on Jan. 24, 2023, but she pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
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she → say → murder
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington said Clancy was not criminally responsible because she was overmedicated and suffering from postpartum psychosis.
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Prosecutors said Clancy knew right from wrong and planned to strangle her children.
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Clancy → say → children
The trial ended with a hung jury on Sept. 4.
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Will Lindsay Clancy stand trial again?
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Clancy → stand → trial
At a hearing in Plymouth Superior Court Monday, prosecutor Jennifer Sprague said for the first time that Clancy will likely stand trial again, though it is not yet known what she would be charged with.
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she → say → what
"This would be a retrial," Sprague said, adding that the prosecution has not yet decided "how that will look."
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that → say → ?
Sprague told Judge William Sullivan she did not want to set a trial date until he ruled on outstanding motions in the case.
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he → tell → case
Reddington took issue with the delay and said he wants to know what charges his client will face.
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client → take → charges
The defense attorney said that the "elephant in the room" is Sullivan's approaching retirement.
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Reddington said he wants Sullivan to be the trial judge.
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"Why do we not know if the next trial is going to be murder in the first degree or a lesser charge or no charge?" Reddington said, saying the prosecution should not have to wait for rulings to make a decision on charges.
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prosecution → know → charges
"They don't need to wait for that to determine if they're going to take a run on her again on first-degree.
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I have to know logistically if it's going to be triple homicide first-degree, or something else.
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If prosecutors decide to retry Clancy on lesser second-degree murder charges, she would then have the option to decide between a jury trial or a judge deciding her fate.
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"I am not going to have this woman sit incarcerated for the next year, or two, or three.
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I want a trial.
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And I want it with you, and I want it this spring," Reddington said.
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Sullivan said he is leaning toward March as a realistic date for a second trial.
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That will be discussed during the next hearing in the case in two weeks on Nov. 16.
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Gag order proposed in Lindsay Clancy trial
Earlier, Sprague argued for the government's motion for a gag order in the case.
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She said Reddington has made "calculated" public statements that could impact the public's perception of the case and thus taint the jury pool for a potential retrial.
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Sprague said moving the location of the trial wouldn't be an option if the jury pool is tainted because "Where could we go where someone hasn't heard of this case?"
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Sprague added that the prosecution has not made any inflammatory statements outside of court, and has instead only offered "no comment" responses.
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"I am not looking for 15 minutes of fame in this case.
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What the Commonwealth wants in this case is justice for Cora, Dawson, and Callan," Sprague said.
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Sprague → want → Cora
Laura McConnell argued in opposition of the gag order for the defense.
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"This is not a case where attorney Reddington has been litigating the case to the public through the media," McConnell said.
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McConnell said that because Clancy herself has not given interviews, Reddington serves as her voice and a gag order would take that right away.
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Sullivan took the matter under advisement and did not make a ruling during Monday's 3-hour hearing.
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Kevin Reddington has heated exchange with judge
Reddington argued on Clancy's behalf on a motion to preserve records related to the
, referred to in court as "Juror Doe.""When you have jurors, you expect that jurors are going to be honest in their disclosure to the court about their background," he said.
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During his argument, Reddington referred to the juror by name.
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Judge Sullivan interrupted.
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"I'm going to stop you right there," Sullivan said.
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You're not going to stop me," Reddington responded.
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"I am," Sullivan said. "Because there's no need to bring out that juror's name."
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Sullivan → say → name
Reddington argued that the juror's name is "all over the internet," since he has given interviews.
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He told the judge that the holdout juror has "got more face time than I do."
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