Clancy defense attorney: Lindsay deserved an acquittal
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, spoke after Plymouth County Superior Court Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial because the jury could not break its deadlock. Reddington said he was disappointed by the result, faulted the prosecution’s case and maintained that the evidence warranted an acquittal. He also discussed what could come next as prosecutors consider pursuing a retrial.
The Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children is adding the lawyer known for challenging Karen Read’s retrial as she seeks to have the charges against her dismissed.
Clancy’s high-profile murder trial reportedly ended with an 11-1 jury split favoring a finding that she was not criminally responsible. She has now brought veteran Boston attorney Martin Weinberg onto her defense team.
According to a Plymouth Superior Court filing obtained by News Media, Weinberg submitted a limited appearance Tuesday so he can file and argue an upcoming motion to dismiss the case on double-jeopardy grounds.
The court document says Weinberg will represent Clancy on the dismissal request as well as “related matters.”
Lindsay Clancy sits beside defense attorney Kevin Reddington during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court on Aug. 11, 2026. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
The filing does not specify when Weinberg plans to submit the motion. Clancy is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 29.
Judge Sullivan declared a mistrial on Sept. 4 after jurors deliberated for seven days and informed the court they were unable to reach a unanimous decision.
Afterward, several jurors said that 11 panel members favored a verdict of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, while one juror supported a conviction.
Defense attorney Kevin Reddington speaks with reporters while jurors deliberate in the case involving Lindsay Clancy and the 2023 deaths of her three children. (Joseph Prezioso/ AFP via Getty Images)
Clancy’s longtime defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, signaled immediately after the mistrial that he would fight any attempt to put her on trial again.
The defense is expected to argue that the way the mistrial ended bars prosecutors from taking another shot at the case. Prosecutors can generally retry a defendant after a jury deadlocks, but Clancy’s attorneys are expected to claim that the circumstances surrounding her mistrial make a second trial improper.
Karen Read outside the Norfolk County Superior Court, Friday, June 13, 2025, in Dedham, Mass. (Richard Beetham for Fox New Digital)
Weinberg mounted a similar fight for Read after her 2024 trial ended without a verdict.
Read’s attorneys said jurors later told them they had unanimously agreed to clear her of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a deadly crash, despite remaining divided on a manslaughter charge.
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Weinberg argued that Read should not face those two charges again. A judge rejected the request, finding that the jury never formally returned not-guilty verdicts and that Read’s attorneys had agreed to the mistrial.
The battle continued in state and federal court before Read was retried in 2025. She was acquitted of second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene of a deadly crash but convicted of misdemeanor operating under the influence.
Lindsay Clancy looks on as jurors enter the courtroom during Clancy’s murder trial at the Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Sept. 4, 2026. (Greg Derr / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
Clancy is accused of strangling her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan, with exercise bands inside the family’s Duxbury home in January 2023.
She then jumped from a second-story window in an apparent suicide attempt, leaving her paralyzed, authorities said.
Clancy does not deny killing the children but pleaded not guilty because her attorneys say she was not criminally responsible at the time. Her defense argued she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and was heavily medicated when the children died.
Prosecutors countered that Clancy carefully planned the killings, sending her husband, Patrick Clancy, out of the house before attacking the children.
Defendant Lindsay Clancy listens during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Mass., on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (CJ Gunther/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)
Clancy remains in custody at Tewksbury Hospital. Prosecutors have not publicly announced whether they intend to retry her.
Sullivan also ordered the identities of the 12 jurors and six alternates who served in Clancy’s trial to remain private indefinitely amid safety concerns and the unauthorized disclosure of jurors’ personal information.
The judge wrote that jurors had been identified without their permission and that at least one juror had asked for the protection to be extended indefinitely.
“Based on the circumstances of this trial and the fact that the case continues to receive daily, divisive attention in Massachusetts and beyond, the Court concludes that there is a real and present ‘risk of [personal] harm to the jurors [and] to the integrity of their service,’” Sullivan wrote in the order obtained by Fox News.
Sullivan also found “a risk of immediate and irreparable injury” if the juror list were made public. The order does not prevent jurors from identifying themselves or speaking with the media if they choose.
In a separate order, Sullivan temporarily extended the protection covering the names of the larger pool summoned for jury duty from July 20 through July 24. Those names will remain impounded for another 10 days because of concerns about juror safety.
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