A Massachusetts judge has denied Lindsay Clancy’s request to dismiss murder charges over the 2023 deaths of her three children, leaving a second trial possible after the first ended without a verdict.
Judge William Sullivan rejected defense arguments that double-jeopardy protections bar another prosecution, Reuters reported. The first trial ended in a mistrial Sept. 4 after jurors could not reach a verdict, Reuters said. Double jeopardy protects against being prosecuted twice for the same offense.
Clancy’s lawyers argued another trial would violate that protection. Prosecutors argued in a court filing that the jury deadlock justified the mistrial and the case could proceed.
At the Nov. 2 hearing where March was discussed as a possible start, prosecutors said they intended to retry Clancy if the case continued but had not decided whether to pursue first- or second-degree murder charges, the Associated Press reported. No trial date was set.
A hearing scheduled for Monday, Nov. 16, will address the timing of a second trial, Reuters reported.
