The five-week trial looked set to end on Thursday, until the jury sent a note saying that one of them refused to recognize the proper definition of reasonable doubt.
The five-week trial looked set to end on Thursday, until the jury sent a note saying that one of them refused to recognize the proper definition of reasonable doubt.
The highest court in Massachusetts overturned Latarsha Sanders’s 2022 murder conviction after the trial judge excluded her medical records from the evidence.
The highest court in Massachusetts overturned Latarsha Sanders’s 2022 murder conviction after the trial judge excluded her medical records from the evidence.
Last month, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts overturned Latarsha Sanders’s 2022 murder conviction on appeal and ordered that she be granted a new trial.
Defendants who claim to have had postpartum psychosis must meet a state’s definition of insanity to be found not guilty. The definitions of insanity vary.
Defendants who claim to have had postpartum psychosis must meet a state’s definition of insanity to be found not guilty. The definitions of insanity vary.
In general, juries that have repeatedly reported an impasse are unlikely to reach consensus. But sometimes, those asked by a judge to try harder do return a verdict.
In general, juries that have repeatedly reported an impasse are unlikely to reach consensus. But sometimes, those asked by a judge to try harder do return a verdict.
If jurors find Ms. Clancy guilty in the strangling deaths of her three children, they will choose among first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter.
If jurors find Ms. Clancy guilty in the strangling deaths of her three children, they will choose among first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter.
Lindsay Clancy has said she was suffering postpartum psychosis when she killed her children in 2023. Prosecution experts shared their doubts about that claim on Tuesday.
Lindsay Clancy has said she was suffering postpartum psychosis when she killed her children in 2023. Prosecution experts shared their doubts about that claim on Tuesday.
The religious reference by a prosecution witness on Monday incensed the presiding judge, who sternly instructed jurors to disregard it. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked for a mistrial.
The religious reference by a prosecution witness on Monday incensed the presiding judge, who sternly instructed jurors to disregard it. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked for a mistrial.
She is being tried on murder charges for killing her three young children. The tragedy has resurrected debates over whether such women are criminals or victims.
She is being tried on murder charges for killing her three young children. The tragedy has resurrected debates over whether such women are criminals or victims.
The two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.
The two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.
Ms. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murder, citing postpartum psychosis. Two defense witnesses said she spoke lovingly of her children after the killings.
Ms. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murder, citing postpartum psychosis. Two defense witnesses said she spoke lovingly of her children after the killings.
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