Lindsay Clancy returns to court as defense seeks to block retrial in murder case

Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three children in 2023, will be back in court Monday for a hearing that could determine whether she will face a retrial.

Her defense team is expected to argue that she can’t be retried on double jeopardy grounds, meaning a defendant cannot be prosecuted twice for the same crime in a bid to have the charges dismissed.

In a motion Thursday, the prosecution asked the judge to reject Clancy’s motion to dismiss charges against her, arguing they have a right to seek justice for her three slain children, even though the first trial ended in a mistrial in September.

Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, however, indicated in the last week of the trial that he was ready to start a retrial as soon as possible. Days after the judge declared a mistrial in the state case, he also asked President Donald Trump to pardon his client. Presidents can pardon only federal offenses.

The defense will also argue to preserve juror records and to investigate the lone holdout juror, whom other jurors have said was the sole roadblock to a unanimous decision.

Prosecutors are expected to file a motion Monday that bars…

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