Testimony in Lindsay Clancy’s has wrapped up. Lawyers will spend today arguing over jury instructions before closing arguments on Thursday.
Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Gregory Saathoff finished telling the jury in Plymouth, Mᴀss., court what his evaluation was of the 36-year-old Duxbury mother and whether she should be found criminally responsible. He is testifying as the last prosecution reʙuттal witness.
Clancy – a former labor and delivery nurse – wants a jury to find her not guilty by reason of insanity based on claims she was experiencing severe postpartum psychosis and hearing a voice telling her to kill herself and murder kids Cora, 5, Dawson, 3 and 8-month-old Callan.
Court wraps up for day
The lawyers and the judge just finished up discussions about what should be included in the instructions the jury will be given on the law tomorrow before they start deliberations.
The panelists are due in court around 9 a.m. when they are expected to hear closing arguments from both sides.
Lawyers back in court to iron out jury instructions
The lawyers and judge are back in court ironing out the instructions that the judge will give to the jury tomorrow before they begin deliberations.
Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham has told the judge she doesn’t think there should be an instruction that the jury can opt to convict on a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Testimony closes out in Lindsay Clancy’s case
The testimony in Lindsay Clancy’s case has officially concluded.
The jury was let go for the day and are set to return Thursday morning to hear closing arguments and jury instructions before they begin deliberating later in the day.
The lawyers are due back after a lunch break today to hash out the jury instruction.
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer wraps up grilling of forensic psychiatrist, final witness
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer, Kevin Reddington, just finished grilling the last witness at the murder trial, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Gregory Saathoff.
Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague is now asking Saathoff more questions on redirect.
Prosecution expert admits prosecutor’s opening statement ‘minimized’ what Lindsay Clancy went through
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer just read an excerpt from prosecutor Shanan Buckingham’s opening statement and asked the prosecution expert if he thought the statement was true.
“I think that statement that you read really minimizes what [Clancy] was going through,” answered forensic psychiatrist Dr. Gregory Saathoff.
Saathoff was the last prosecution witness to be called in Clancy’s five-week trial before jurors are expected to start deliberating tomorrow.
Here is the statement that Reddington read from Buckingham’s opening statement from July 27:
“Lindsay made a calculated decision. She was a woman who no longer liked the life she thought she wanted. It was getting harder and harder for her to control and when she saw the opportunity to escape she made the selfish choice to take it and to take Cora, Dawson and Callan first before attempting to take her own life. She chose to manipulate her providers, seek out a quick and easy fix when she was feeling depressed and anxious and when she didn’t get what she expected she chose the alternate route. She would seek a different doctor, she would change medications after days, she disengaged from treatment when she didn’t like the plan. After only four months in treatment, she made a choice, a deliberate and intentional decision, that she did not want to try anymore and because no one could take care of her kids the way she wanted them to, she had to take them with her too.”