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What happens if a mistrial is declared in Lindsay Clancy case?
Friday, September 4, 2026
If a mistrial is declared in the Lindsay Clancy case, prosecutors in Massachusetts have the authority to seek a new trial. Under double jeopardy protections, a mistrial declaration allows the state to retry the defendant on the same charges. Clancy was charged in connection with the deaths of her three children in 2023.
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