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Lindsay Clancy's defense denied mistrial after witness references 'mortal sin'
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What happenedProsecutors continued Monday to present rebuttal witnesses in the ongoing murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children in the family's Duxbury home in 2023.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Lindsay Clancy defense calls for mistrial after witness brings up Clancy's Catholic faith". The center frames it as "Lindsay Clancy's defense denied mistrial after witness references 'mortal sin'".
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Left / center-leftLindsay Clancy defense calls for mistrial after witness brings up Clancy's Catholic faith
CBS News - US · Center-left · News report
CenterLindsay Clancy's defense denied mistrial after witness references 'mortal sin'
WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) · Center · News report
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Lindsay Clancy's defense denied mistrial after witness references 'mortal sin'
Prosecutors continued Monday to present rebuttal witnesses in the ongoing murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three children in the family's D...
Lindsay Clancy defense calls for mistrial after witness brings up Clancy's Catholic faith
Closing arguments are expected this week in the murder case of Lindsay Clancy. The defense called for a mistrial on Monday after a prosecution witness brought up Clancy's Catholic faith and...
