Right-leaningLindsay Clancy’s lawyer breaks silence on bombshell mistrial motion – & says medicated, ‘beat up’ mom has ‘no mindset’The Sun UKLow
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What happenedLindsay Clancy's defense denied mistrial after witness references 'mortal sin'.
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Lindsay Clancy's defense denied mistrial after witness references 'mortal sin'
The testimony of a second rebuttal witness was abruptly put on hold Monday afternoon after the judge said it strayed into "inappropriate" territory during the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy...
Lindsay Clancy trial testimony ended abruptly Monday in Plymouth Superior Court when a witness began speaking about religion and the defense unsuccessfully called for a mistrial.
Religious References in Lindsay Clancy Trial Anger Judge and Defense
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.
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer breaks silence on bombshell mistrial motion – & says medicated, ‘beat up’ mom has ‘no mindset’
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LINDSAY Clancy has been left struggling as her blockbuster murder trial nears its end, her lawyer has revealed after his dramatic bid to have the case thrown into a mistrial. Clancy, 36, is...
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer breaks silence on bombshell mistrial motion – & says medicated, ‘beat up’ mom has ‘no mindset’
LINDSAY Clancy has been left struggling as her blockbuster murder trial nears its end, her lawyer has revealed after his dramatic bid to have the case thrown into a mistrial. Clancy, 36, is...
Judge in Lindsay Clancy case denies defense's motion for mistrial after witness brings up religion
Lindsay Clancy's trial defense team requested a mistrial after a prosecution witness brought up Clancy's Catholic faith. The judge denied the motion, but instructed jurors to dismiss the co...
