Clancy defense attorney Reddington should be ‘disbarred’ after mistrial: Joe Concha

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Chase, M. (2026, September 6). Clancy defense attorney Reddington should be ‘disbarred’ after mistrial: Joe Concha. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4715435/clancy-defense-attorney-disbarred-joe-concha/

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Columnist Joe Concha criticized defense attorney Kevin Reddington's behavior after a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy trial, calling for his disbarment. The trial resulted in an 11-1 verdict with one holdout juror who didn't apply the legal burden of "reasonable doubt" to their decision, leading to a mistrial. Concha expressed concern that finding an impartial jury would be extremely difficult due to the extensive media coverage and social media attention surrounding the case. A jury consultant agreed, suggesting that the prosecution should let things "calm down first" before attempting to find an unbiased jury.

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As of September 2026, Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in Duxbury, Massachusetts ended in a mistrial after five weeks due to a hung jury. The case involves the deaths of Clancy’s three young children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—in January 2023. Clancy did not testify but admitted to killing her children while arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time. The prosecution presented over 70 witnesses, including an FBI psychiatrist who testified that he does not believe Clancy heard a voice ordering her actions, suggesting she had control over her decisions.

The defense highlighted systemic failures in mental health support and rallied public sympathy by highlighting the challenges new mothers face when seeking help. However, one juror’s alleged misconduct prompted Clancy's attorney to ask Judge William Sullivan to investigate his phone use during deliberations and review a questionnaire he filled out prior to the trial. The judge is now considering whether Desronvil shared information or used his phone improperly during jury deliberation hours, which lasted seven days without reaching a verdict.

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Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said the defense attorney in the Lindsay Clancy trial, Kevin Reddington, should be “disbarred.” asserted

attorney → say → trial

“At one point, supporters went up to Kevin Reddington and said, ‘Where can I buy you a steak dinner?’” Concha said on Fox News’s The Big Weekend Show on Saturday. asserted

Concha → go → Saturday

He should be disbarred, I’ll say it.” asserted

I → disbar → it

Recommended Stories The weekslong trial, followed by seven days of deliberation, ultimately resulted in a mistrial. asserted

trial → follow → mistrial

The ruling came after an 11-1 verdict, with one single holdout. asserted

ruling → come → holdout

A note passed by the jury foreperson was read in court, stating that one juror wasn’t applying the legal burden of “reasonable doubt” to his decision. asserted

juror → pass → decision

Following the mistrial, Reddington blasted the juror during a news conference. asserted

Reddington → follow → conference

“[The jurors] know that they were robbed,” Reddington said. “By one who, for whatever his agenda was, stole seven weeks of the lives of these other jurors. asserted

agenda → know → jurors

You can see how defeated they were sitting there.” asserted

they → see → ?

“Hm, Siri, what’s grandstanding?” Concha said. asserted

Concha → grandstand → ?

Prosecutors now must choose where to proceed with a retrial, bench trial, a plea deal, or full-out dismissal. asserted

Prosecutors → choose → retrial

Concha said it would be extremely difficult to find an impartial jury, given the insurmountable amount of media coverage. asserted

it → say → coverage

Social media has also seen an influx of people commenting on the trial, both against and in support of Clancy. asserted

media → see → Clancy

“How can you possibly, given all the media attention around this and given how prevalent social media is on our phones and in our lives in general, how can another trial possibly find an unbiased jury at this point?” Concha said, directing the question to Susan Constantine, a jury consultant. uncertain

Concha → give → Constantine

Constantine said the prosecution needed to let things “calm down first” if they wanted to find an unbiased jury. asserted

they → say → jury

The concern isn’t whether potential jurors have heard about the case, but rather if they’ve already formed their own opinion, Constantine said. asserted

Constantine → hear → opinion

“This entire pelmath was uprooted, right?” Constantine said. asserted

Constantine → uproot → ?

“I mean, we’ve got, we had protesters out there. asserted

we → mean → protesters

Wherever I went for breakfast or for lunch, everyone was talking about it. asserted

everyone → go → it

It’s all over the United States and even international, in the U.K. asserted

It → ’ → U.K.

I mean, it’s everywhere.” asserted

it → mean → ?

Clancy remains committed to a mental health institution. asserted

Clancy → commit → institution