Prosecutors Seek Gag Order After Lindsay Clancy Murder Mistrial
Lindsay Clancy returned to Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, for a hearing that could determine whether she will be retried on charges in the killings of her three children.[1]
Defense attorneys have filed motions asking the judge to dismiss the criminal case instead of ordering a new trial.[1] They argue the lone juror who favored conviction should have been removed for refusing to follow the law on reasonable doubt.[1] The defense also asked the judge to investigate the holdout juror's truthfulness on pretrial questionnaires and whether he used a cellphone during deliberations.[1]
A mistrial was declared on September 4 after jurors deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal, leaving prosecutors to decide whether to retry Clancy, pursue lesser charges such as second-degree murder or manslaughter, or drop the case.[1] Clancy remains charged with murder, is paralyzed from the waist down, and is expected to remain in a psychiatric hospital until the case is resolved.[1]
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- On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Lindsay Clancy is scheduled to return to Plymouth Superior Court for a hearing that could determine whether she will face a second trial in the killings of her three children (Lindsay Clancy).
- The September 29 hearing will be Clancy's first time back at the courthouse since the jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal and a mistrial was declared on September 4, 2026 (jury deadlocked 11-1).
- Defense attorneys have filed motions asking the judge to dismiss the criminal case instead of ordering a new trial, arguing the lone juror who favored conviction should have been removed for allegedly refusing to follow the law on reasonable doubt (Defense attorneys).
- The defense has also asked the judge to investigate the holdout juror's truthfulness on pretrial questionnaires and later questioning and to examine whether he violated court rules by using a cellphone during jury deliberations (holdout juror's truthfulness).
- Prosecutors retain options to retry Clancy on first-degree murder, pursue lesser charges such as second-degree murder or manslaughter, or drop the case, and Tuesday's hearing could clarify which path they will take (Prosecutors).
- Clancy remains charged with murder, is paralyzed from the waist down, and is expected to remain in a psychiatric hospital until the case is resolved (Clancy).
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- On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Lindsay Clancy is scheduled to return to Plymouth Superior Court for a hearing that could help determine whether she will face a second trial in the killings of her three children.
- The September 29 hearing will be Clancy's first time back at the courthouse since the jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal and a mistrial was declared on September 4, 2026.
- Defense attorneys have filed motions asking the judge to dismiss the criminal case instead of ordering a new trial, arguing among other things that the lone juror who favored conviction should have been removed for allegedly refusing to follow the law on reasonable doubt.
- The defense has also asked the judge to investigate the holdout juror's truthfulness on pretrial questionnaires and later questioning, and to examine whether he violated court rules by using a cellphone during jury deliberations.
- Prosecutors at this stage retain options to retry Clancy on first-degree murder, pursue lesser charges such as second-degree murder or manslaughter, or drop the case; Tuesday's hearing could clarify their path.
- The article reiterates that Clancy remains charged with murder, is paralyzed from the waist down, and is expected to remain in a psychiatric hospital until the case is resolved.