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Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer slapped down by judge after trying to get murder charges thrown out

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DeGregory, P. (2026, October 1). Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer slapped down by judge after trying to get murder charges thrown out. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/us-news/lindsay-clancys-lawyer-kevin-reddington-slapped-down-by-judge/

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Judge Timothy Sullivan rejected Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, David Reddington, when he tried to have the murder charges against her dismissed after she was found not guilty by an impasse jury earlier this month. The judge ruled that there was enough evidence presented during the six-week trial to sustain the charges of Clancy strangling her three young children with exercise bands in Duxbury, Massachusetts, on January 24, 2023. Reddington had previously attempted to get the charges dropped at three points during the trial but was denied each time.

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Judge William Sullivan denied Lindsay Clancy's defense motion to find her not guilty of murdering her three children, ruling that prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for a jury to determine she was criminally responsible despite suffering from mental illness. The judge noted that it is up to the jury to decide whether expert witnesses' testimony about her lack of criminal responsibility should be accepted or rejected. This decision leaves open the possibility of a retrial following the earlier mistrial due to a deadlocked jury. Clancy's lawyer argued there was insufficient evidence proving she committed the killings, but Sullivan disagreed, stating that any rational trier of fact could find her guilty based on the presented evidence. The case now remains unresolved with ongoing debate about criminal responsibility and mental health considerations in legal proceedings.

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Reddington, 75, argued the motion in court Tuesday, questioning the evidence that the 36-year-old mom strangled her three young kids with exercise bands. asserted

mom → argue → bands

“Where is the evidence that she did this?” he asked the court, before insisting, “This entire case is based on speculation.” asserted

case → ask → speculation

But Sullivan ruled in a decision Thursday that prosecutors had, in fact, presented sufficient evidence at trial of Clancy’s alleged crimes and therefore he couldn’t drop the charges. asserted

he → rule → charges

“There was evidence introduced, both physical and circumstantial, that would permit a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the charge of murder,” the judge declared. asserted

judge → be → murder

Here’s the latest on Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial At the six-week-long trial, prosecutors claimed Clancy coldly planned and executed the murders of her kids, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, in their Duxbury, Massachusetts, basement on Jan. 24, 2023. asserted

Clancy → ’ → Jan.

But Reddington asked the jury to find her not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she was experiencing extreme postpartum psychosis and heard a voice commanding her to kill the kids and herself. asserted

she → ask → kids

Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted

Report → start → news

Reddington also tried to get his client’s charges dropped at three separate points during the trial — but was denied by Sullivan every time. asserted

charges → try → Sullivan

The trial ended earlier this month after the jury, made up of nine women and three men, said three times they couldn’t reach a unanimous agreement. asserted

they → end → agreement

Several of the jurors spoke out publicly after the mistrial was declared and revealed that 11 members of the panel were in favor of finding Clancy not criminally responsible, while a lone holdout wanted to convict her. asserted

holdout → speak → her

Prosecutors haven’t announced how they plan to go forward with the case and a new trial date has yet to be set. asserted

date → announce → case

Reddington didn’t immediately return a request for comment Thursday afternoon. asserted

Reddington → return → comment

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