NewsNation’s ‘Lindsay Clancy Trial’: What to Know About the Live TV Special

After Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the case against Lindsay Clancy, a mother charged with killing her three young children, all eyes are on what’s going to happen next. Following the judge’s verdict, which came after the jury revealed they could not come to a unanimous decision, NewsNation will be airing a live special about the case on Friday, September 4.

NewsNation Presents: The Lindsay Clancy Trial will air at 8/7c on NewsNation. Brian Entin, the network’s senior national correspondent, will be hosting the program from outside the courthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Per a press release, “Alongside several guests, including legal experts, former jury consultants, and former court judges, Mr. Entin will examine and explain what could happen next as prosecutors weigh whether to retry the case. As the trial has brought renewed national attention to postpartum mental health and criminal responsibility, Mr. Entin will go beyond the courtroom to further explore the complex medical and legal questions that were at the center of the case.”

Prosecutors say they will not make a decision about retrying the Lindsay Clancy case today, after a jury failed to reach a unanimous decision.

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Due to this unexpected addition to NewsNation’s lineup, CUOMO will be preempted on September 4.

Entin has been following the Clancy case for the last several weeks. The jury began deliberating on August 27, but five days later, they told Judge Sullivan they were deadlocked. He urged them to return to the deliberation room to try and reach a verdict.

On September 3, the jurors again said they were not able to make a unanimous decision. Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, asked the judge to dismiss one juror, who was seemingly the holdout.

“The [jury’s] note indicates that the juror has acknowledged doubt but refuses to apply it,” Reddington said. “That note does not indicate that the juror refuses to follow the law.” The request was denied, and on September 4, the jury presented another note to the judge that said, “With a heavy heart, we report we are unable to come to a unanimous decision. We will not be able to.”

It was at this point that Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial, although he gave the defense one hour to request an emergency stay from the Supreme Judicial Court. The court denied Sullivan’s request.

While the prosecution claims Clancy killed her children intentionally, the defense says she should not be criminally responsible for their deaths because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when they were killed.

Now, prosecutors will have to retry the case in front of a new pool of jurors. As Reddington pointed out in a press conference on September 4, though, it will be very difficult to find a group of people who can remain impartial due to the widespread media attention this case has received. The prosecution could also offer Clancy a plea deal or opt not to retry the case, although that is highly unlikely.

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