36岁前产科护士林赛·克兰西因2023年在马萨诸塞州住所勒死三个子女而受审，陪审团在审议第六天仍无法达成统一意见，于周四散会，定于周五继续评议13。陪审团主席向法官提交便条称，有一名陪审员拒绝遵循法院关于合理怀疑的指示13。被告辩护律师请求法官撤销该陪审员，但遭拒绝45。
克兰西承认在家中地下室勒死了五岁的科拉、三岁的道森和八个月大的卡兰三名子女，随后试图自杀但未遂14。自杀未遂导致她腰部以下瘫痪，目前使用轮椅4。案件的争议在于克兰西当时的精神状态：辩方主张产后精神病导致其行为，并指控不当医疗加剧了病情24；控方则主张克兰西知道自己在做什么14。审判历时超过21天，数十名证人出庭作证2。若陪审团无法达成裁决，法官可宣布审判无效，控方随后需决定是否重新审判、撤销指控或协商认罪协议4。
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has been unable to reach a verdict after six days of deliberation, with the panel dismissed on Thursday and set to resume Friday.12 A jury foreman submitted a note to the judge revealing that one juror is refusing to follow the court's instructions on reasonable doubt, creating an impasse in the case.134
Clancy, a 36-year-old former obstetric nurse, faces trial for the 2023 strangulation of her three children—Cora, age 5; Dawson, age 3; and Callan, 8 months old—in the basement of her Massachusetts home.14 She subsequently attempted suicide, which left her paralyzed below the waist and now using a wheelchair.4 Both the prosecution and defense agree that Clancy carried out the killings, but they sharply dispute her culpability at the time of the crimes.2
The defense argues that postpartum psychosis rendered Clancy incapable of forming criminal intent, with her attorney contending that inadequate medical care exacerbated her condition.2 The prosecution maintains that Clancy deliberately planned the murders and knew what she was doing when she killed her children.12 If convicted, Clancy faces a possible life sentence; an acquittal could result in her release or placement in a mental health facility.2
The trial has extended over twenty-one days with dozens of witnesses testifying.2 When the jury foreman reported the dissenting juror's refusal to follow instructions on reasonable doubt, defense attorney Kevin Reddington requested that the judge remove that juror.4 However, Judge William Sullivan declined the motion, stating that removing a juror should not favor either side's position during deliberations.4 If the jury remains unable to reach consensus, the judge may declare a mistrial, after which prosecutors would decide whether to retry the case, drop charges, or negotiate a plea agreement.4
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