"The judge overseeing Lindsay Clancy's murder case has denied her request to split her upcoming trial into two phases when the matter goes before a jury in July."
"Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, is mounting an insanity defense, citing her struggles with postpartum mental illness and auditory hallucinations following the birth of her youngest child."
"Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan found that the question of Clancy's guilt and criminal responsibility are overlapping issues that don't need bifurcation."
"Clancy, 35, is due to stand trial July 20. She has pleaded not guilty to three counts each of murder and strangulation in the deaths of her children."
Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing her three children in 2023, will face trial in July. The judge denied her request to split the trial into two phases. Clancy's lawyer is mounting an insanity defense, citing her struggles with postpartum mental illness and auditory hallucinations. The judge ruled that the issues of guilt and criminal responsibility are intertwined and that a single trial would be more efficient. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including murder and strangulation, related to the deaths of her children.
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