Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
113
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A judge indicated the Lindsay Clancy murder trial would end in a mistrial Friday, then granted the defense a one-hour delay in order to make a plea to the state's highest court.
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trial → indicate → court
Follow: live updates from court
Jurors sent a note Friday morning indicating for the third time that they were deadlocked.
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they → follow → time
Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan told attorneys he was declaring a mistrial.
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he → tell → mistrial
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington then asked for time to make an emergency motion to the state's Supreme Judicial Court, requesting a stay in the verdict.
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Reddington → ask → verdict
Sullivan gave him one hour to do so, delaying making the mistrial official.
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mistrial → give → hour
The 12 jurors deliberated for more than 36 hours over the course of seven days, after hearing 85 witnesses testify during the trial.
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witnesses → deliberate → trial
Twice during that time, they reported to the judge that they were deadlocked, and twice the judge told them to return to deliberations.
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judge → report → deliberations
There is no word yet from prosecutors on whether they would retry Clancy.
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they → be → Clancy
She admitted to killing 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan in their Duxbury home on
.
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She → admit → home
However, her attorneys argued that she was not criminally responsible because she was overmedicated and suffering fromAt the end of Thursday, it appeared the jury was split 11-1.
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jury → argue → Thursday
The jury foreperson sent a note to Sullivan claiming that a single juror was not following the court's orders about reasonable doubt.
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juror → send → doubt
According to Reddington, that note stated the single holdout "has made statements acknowledging doubt but refuses to apply it to the verdict as the law states."
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law → accord → verdict
Sullivan denied a motion by Reddington to dismiss that juror and a second request on Friday to further question the juror.
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Sullivan → deny → juror
Instead, the judge repeated his instructions to the jury on the meaning of reasonable doubt.
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judge → repeat → doubt
"You are required to follow my instructions on the law as I gave them to you," Sullivan said in part Thursday.
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Sullivan → require → part
"I've told you that every person is presumed to be innocent until they are proved guilty and that the burden of proof is on the prosecutor."
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burden → tell → prosecutor
Jurors returned to deliberations at about 9:30 a.m. Friday, before telling the judge they were still deadlocked around 11 a.m.
To reach a verdict, the jury had to unanimously vote for one of five options - not guilty by reason of insanity, not guilty, first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter.
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jury → return → insanity
If a mistrial becomes official, it is presumed that Clancy will return to Tewksbury Hospital, a psychiatric facility where she's been held for the last three years, to await the next steps in the case.
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she → become → case
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
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you → know → 988
You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.
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You → chat → Lifeline
For more information about mental health care resources and support, the National Alliance on Mental Illness HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@nami.org.
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HelpLine → reach → info@nami.org
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