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AsiaPac · 4 hrs ago
Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in mistrial as jury fails to reach verdict
A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trialA judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial on Friday after jurors said they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three young children.The mistrial, declared on the seventh day of deliberations, leaves the case unresolved and allows prosecutors to retry the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse, as cited by AP.The deliberations took a dramatic turn late in the week when the judge said he would declare a mistrial on Friday, but then changed course and gave Clancy’s defense attorney an opportunity to appeal to Massachusetts’ top court. The court, however, denied the emergency appeal seeking to prevent the judge from declaring a mistrial.Cl
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