What happens if a mistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy case?
After a week of mulling Lindsay Clancy's fate, jurors remained deadlocked in the case of the US mother accused of murdering her three young children.
TL;DR
- Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy case, accused of murdering her three children, remain deadlocked after a week of deliberations.
- A mistrial is likely to be declared, ending the trial without a verdict.
- If a mistrial is declared, Clancy will remain held under the same murder charges.
- Prosecutors can choose to refile the charges for a new trial, negotiate a plea agreement, or dismiss the charges.
- A new trial would involve selecting a new jury and could take time to schedule.
- Clancy's defense argues she was suffering from postpartum psychosis.
- The prosecution contends she made a calculated decision to kill her children.