Massachusetts supreme court holds hearing for Lindsay Clancy defense

• Emergency appeal: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held a hearing today after the judge in Lindsay Clancy’s trial allowed the defense to make an emergency appeal before he declared a mistrial. As the hearing wrapped up, Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt said she understood the “distinction” the defense was making and would issue a decision, although she didn’t give a time. • Drama over lone juror: The latest development comes after the deadlocked jury again said it couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict following seven days of deliberations. The judge said earlier that he wouldn’t question a juror who the defense said was a lone holdout . • About the case: Clancy is accused of murder after strangling her three young children in 2023. Prosecutors have argued she acted “ intentionally, rationally, and swiftly ” to kill her children, while the defense said she should not be held criminally responsible because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis . Each juror answered in the affirmative that they were, Sprague said.

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