MA - Lindsay Clancy, Strangled 3 Children in Murder/Suicide Attempt, Duxbury, 25 January 2023

[tricia]

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[Knox]

Clancy is scheduled to sit for another psychiatric evaluation next month. The parties are due back in May to discuss those results ahead of the trial, scheduled to begin in July.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2039083626709573992

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Court TV) — A judge has denied a request to split Lindsay Clancy‘s upcoming murder trial into two parts, meaning it will proceed with a single phase this summer.

Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's request to split trial in 2 phases

Judge William Sullivan denied the defense's request to split Lindsay Clancy's upcoming murder trial into two phases.

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I would have been suprised had the Judge said yes. Has anyone seen this done in a previous trial anywhere? TIA.

 

[arielilane]

I would have been suprised had the Judge said yes. Has anyone seen this done in a previous trial anywhere? TIA.

Ive not seen it before in any case.

Its more common in specific contexts like insanity defenses, and less routine in MA in criminal murder trials.
Capital cases often use bifurcation for guilt vs penalty/sentencing phases (post-1970s reforms), but that’s distinct from guilt vs insanity.

Bifurcated trials | Social Sciences and Humanities | Research Starters | EBSCO Research

<p>Bifurcated trials are a legal procedure used primarily in complex criminal and civil cases to enhance efficiency and uphold due process. This approach involves dividing a trial into two distinct phases, allowing specific legal questions to be addressed separately. In criminal cases, a common...

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