# Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks judge for acquittal by reason of insanity after mistrial

https://mins.news/en/item/53633

- CBC News, 2026-09-10 20:21 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lindsay-clancy-murder-mistrial-lawyer-asks-judge-not-guilty-9.7339253?cmp=rss

> Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking the Massachusetts judge who presided over her murder trial to find her not guilty by reason of insanity after the mistrial. The lawyer says prosecutors did not prove that, despite her mental illness, she understood killing her three young children was wrong.

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