Clancy Trial Jury Deadlocked Over Postpartum Psychosis Defense
🐿️ The Squirrel's Take
This deadlock shows how deeply divided the jury is on whether severe mental illness can negate criminal responsibility for such extreme acts.
💡 Why it matters
The outcome could set a precedent for how courts handle postpartum psychosis defenses in infanticide cases nationwide.
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial told the judge they are deadlocked, but the judge instructed them to continue deliberating. Clancy, a former nurse, admits to strangling her three children but pleads not guilty by reason of postpartum psychosis.
📡 Where we spotted it (2)
BBC News
Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked but judge asks them to keep trying
11d ago
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The Guardian
Judge tells jury in Lindsay Clancy trial to keep deliberating after deadlock
12d ago
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