Lindsay Clancy's lawyer now says there's no evidence she killed her children
The defense lawyer for Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children, has shifted strategy to argue there is no evidence she committed the crimes. This follows a mistrial in her high-profile case, with the defense now challenging the sufficiency of the evidence presented.
Why it matters
The case highlights significant legal debates regarding criminal responsibility, mental health defenses, and the evidentiary standards required for murder convictions in high-profile cases.
In a shift from what was presented in her high-profile murder trial , Lindsay Clancy's lawyer now argues there's a lack of evidence that Clancy actually killed her three children.
"Where is the evidence that she did this?" defence lawyer Kevin Reddington said in a status conference Tuesday in part to determine whether there would be a retrial.
It appears to be a departure for the defence, which previously did not dispute that she caused her children's deaths but argued a lack of criminal responsibility based on postpartum psychosis . Earlier this month, after seven days of deadlocked jury deliberation, the highly divisive case ended in a mistrial after the 12-person jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
Reddington called the original investigation "ridiculo us," adding "they just immediately assumed this woman was guilty."
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