Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer reveals post-mistrial strategy as retrial looms
Kevin Reddington, the lawyer for Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, has outlined an aggressive strategy to avoid a retrial after a Norfolk Superior Court jury deadlocked last month, prompting Judge William Sullivan to declare a mistrial. Clancy has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges relating to the 2023 deaths of her three children, and prosecutors have yet to decide whether to pursue a second trial, making Reddington's approach significant in shaping what happens next.
Reddington's plan includes arguing later this month that a retrial would breach Clancy's constitutional protection against double jeopardy, since the mistrial was declared over the defence's objection. If unsuccessful, he hopes Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz will reduce the charge to second-degree murder, allowing Clancy to opt for a bench trial and potentially secure probation with mandatory psychiatric treatment instead of prison. He also defended his criticism of the sole holdout juror, renewed his call for President Trump to intervene with Cruz, and expressed regret over some of his earlier remarks about the district attorney.
- Clancy's lawyer plans to fight any retrial on double jeopardy grounds
- He wants charges reduced so a judge, not jury, decides
- Lawyer seeks psychiatric treatment, not prison, and Trump's help