Lindsay Clancy's post-mistrial legal battle has moved far beyond the jury room, with defense attorney Kevin Reddington publicly asking President Donald Trump for help in a Massachusetts state murder case. Reddington knows federal pardon power does not reach Clancy's state charges, so the move is best understood through the pressure it may create while prosecutors decide whether to try her again.
That strategy lands after a trial in which the prosecution challenged the seriousness of Clancy's attempt on her own life. Doctors and first responders testified that cuts to her neck and wrists were superficial, while the fall from the second story caused a severe spinal injury and paralysis. Reddington accused the Commonwealth of using the wound testimony to suggest the attempt was staged or insincere.
The jury never reached a verdict. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on September 4 after about 38 hours of deliberations across seven days, and Reddington later said the panel stood 11-1 for acquittal on criminal responsibility. Jurors who spoke afterward also described a lone holdout. An emergency Supreme Judicial Court request over that juror was denied, and a spectator was arrested after allegedly filming jurors outside the courthouse.
Reddington is now pursuing the path that has actual legal force inside the state case. On September 29, Sullivan is scheduled to take up status, trial assignment, and the Rule 25 motion seeking a required finding of not guilty. The Commonwealth must also decide whether it wants another trial, a negotiated resolution, or no further prosecution.
Bob Motta of Defense Diaries and defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis join Tony Brueski for the legal mechanics after the mistrial. Motta examines whether the prosecution's handling of Clancy's injuries became a strategic liability. Faddis explains the Rule 25 fight, the effect of a reported 11-1 split on negotiations, and why a defense lawyer would seek presidential attention when the pardon itself is unavailable.
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