Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney Kevin Reddington responded to criticism from Jonathan Turley, a Fox News contributor and law professor at George Washington University, over Reddington's public comments about a lone holdout juror in Clancy's murder trial. Reddington said Turley was "wrong" for criticizing his comments and accused Turley of making "reprehensible" remarks himself. The exchange is part of a ongoing public disagreement between the two since Clancy's trial ended in a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury. Turley has argued that lawyers have an ethical obligation not to inflame public anger against jurors who exercise independent judgment during deliberations.
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The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, 36, nears its conclusion after five weeks of proceedings at Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts. Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented testimony from over 80 witnesses, including mental health professionals who debated Clancy’s state of mind when she killed her three young children—5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan—in January 2023.
Clancy pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, arguing that postpartum psychosis made her unable to understand the wrongfulness of her actions. However, FBI psychiatrist Dr. Gregory Saathoff testified against this claim, suggesting Clancy had control over her actions and did not act under auditory hallucinations. Closing arguments are scheduled for Thursday, with jurors set to deliberate on charges including first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, or a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Outside the courtroom, hundreds of supporters, mostly women, have gathered in solidarity with Clancy, highlighting systemic failures in maternal health care and support systems.
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Lindsay Clancy defense attorney Kevin Reddington fired back at Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley on Thursday, saying the legal analyst "was wrong" for criticizing his public comments about the lone holdout juror in Clancy's murder trial and saying he'd welcome the chance to debate him.
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"I'd like to meet with him sometime and maybe debate a few things," Reddington told Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas when asked about Turley, a Fox News contributor and George Washington University law professor.
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Llenas referenced Turley's earlier criticism of Reddington's public comments about the lone juror who prevented a unanimous murder verdict.
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"Professor Turley said your attack on the juror was quote, ‘utterly reprehensible, a breathtaking abandonment of restraint and decency.
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He effectively put a target on the back of a juror who committed the unpardonable sin of not being convinced by his arguments,’" Llenas said.
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Reddington rejected that assessment.
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"Well, I guess Jonathan Turley was wrong, wasn't he?
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Based on what we now know as far as the reason why this jury did not vote in accordance with the law," Reddington said.
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"Maybe Jonathan Turley should check out the record before he makes his accusations.
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I kind of think his comments were reprehensible."
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Llenas pushed back, noting the public still does not know the holdout juror's version of events.
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"We don't know what this one juror actually means or have said," Llenas said.
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"Probably a matter of time before he's getting interviewed somewhere and you can find out," Reddington replied.
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The exchange is the latest chapter in a public disagreement that erupted after Clancy's trial, when Reddington publicly criticized the lone holdout juror who prevented a unanimous verdict on murder charges.
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Turley responded at the time by accusing the veteran defense attorney of abandoning the professional restraint lawyers should exercise toward jurors after a trial.
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Turley responded again Thursday after Reddington's Fox News interview was published.
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"I was surprised to learn this morning that Kevin Reddington challenged me to a debate in an interview with Fox News reporter Bryan Llenas over my criticism of his attack on the holdout juror in the Clancy trial," Turley wrote on X.
"I am curious as to what is debatable in his view: the professional duty of lawyers not to fuel the rage against a holdout juror or his apparent self-exemption from that duty," he added.
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Turley has argued that lawyers have an ethical obligation not to inflame public anger against jurors who exercise independent judgment during deliberations.
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Reddington has maintained that the holdout juror failed to follow the judge's instructions and that subsequent information supports his criticism.
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Clancy's trial ended in a mistrial after jurors deadlocked on whether she was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three young children.
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Prosecutors have said they plan to retry her on the murder charges.
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