A Massachusetts judge has denied motions to dismiss the murder case against Lindsay Clancy, the American woman accused of killing her three children, according to local news reports.
The ruling follows a request from Clancy’s defense team to dismiss the case after her first trial ended in a mistrial in September, when a 12-person jury failed to reach a consensus.
The decision clears the way for prosecutors to proceed with the case. They could reduce the charges in a potential second trial or dismiss them altogether.
Clancy has not denied killing her children in 2023, but her defense team argues she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis at the time. Prosecutors say the killings were intentional.
Clancy’s defense team filed three motions, including one to dismiss the case against her on double jeopardy grounds—the legal principle that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
Her lawyers argued that Judge William Sullivan, who presided over the August murder trial, acted prematurely when he declared a mistrial on September 4, saying he should have pursued a viable alternative.
In his ruling on Monday, Sullivan said a retrial would not unconstitutionally subject her to double jeopardy, according to Reuters.
Sullivan also denied a motion to obtain records of the lone holdout juror and to question the juror under oath.
The judge scheduled a hearing for November 16 to discuss when to hold a second trial. He has previously suggested it could begin in March.
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