The jury's options in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial
Jurors have five options before them as they decide the fate of the former nurse charged with killing her three children.
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"The case really comes down to where she is going to serve the rest of her life; the defence thinks it should be a psychiatric facility, the prosecution thinks it should be in a state prison."
— Elyse Hershon , Academic
"Clancy would effectively need to be seen as 'a monster in the jury's eyes' if they pick this outcome."
— Heather Cucolo , Academic
"There was no dispute Clancy was suffering from mental illness but it was not so severe that she didn't know right from wrong."
— Jennifer Sprague , Other
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A criminal defense lawyer providing insight on Clancy's case.
A New York Law School professor and expert in mental health law.
Jennifer Sprague is a prosecutor in the trial of Lindsay Clancy.
Lindsay Clancy is a mother charged with killing her three children, allegedly suffering from postpartum psychosis.
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