Lindsay Clancy: A Psychiatrist & An Attorney Explain Why Mistrial Was Inevitable Under MA Insanity Law

Podcast: Ask Dr. Drew · Dr. Drew

Opublikowano: 2026-09-09

Lindsay Clancy admitted to murdering her own 3 children. But the jury remained deadlocked, with 1 holdout, until the judge was forced to declare a mistrial. Did the jurors follow the law – and what happens next for Clancy? Massachusetts law complicates this case because it is different from most other states when it comes to an insanity defense. MA does not make the defendant prove she was insane. Once the defense puts in evidence of a mental disease or defect, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she was still criminally responsible: that she could bo...