Lindsay Clancy Back in Court Amid Retrial Questions
Was this a psychiatric emergency or is there something more?
Above: Lindsay Clancy attends a status hearing in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Sept. 2. Image credit: Greg Derr/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Narrative A
Postpartum psychosis is a real psychiatric emergency, and Massachusetts rightly puts the burden on prosecutors to prove sanity beyond a reasonable doubt. A jury split overwhelmingly toward mercy shows the case for accountability was never there.
Narrative B
The prosecution has leverage in this case. The evidence is mounting against Lindsey Clancy, and it's likely that justice will run its due course.
Go Deeper
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