MISTRIAL: MA v. Lindsay Clancy - Day 28 | Accused Killer Mom Trial

VERDICT WATCH: MA v. Lindsay Clancy - Day 26 | Accused Killer Mom Trial

Tense exchange between judge and Lindsay Clancy's attorney in court

A Massachusetts judge said he would declare a mistrial Friday after the jury weighing the fate of Lindsay Clancy failed for the third time to reach a verdict in the case of the mother accused of the strangling deaths of her three young children in 2023. But in a dramatic courtroom moment, Clancy’s lawyer said he wanted to appeal to a higher court. The judge granted him one hour to do so.

A judge issued a mistrial in the high-profile case against Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy after jurors could not agree on a unanimous verdict. Prosecutors and her own defense team admit she killed her three young children inside the family's home in January 2023 before attempting to take her own life. Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, were found with exercise bands around their necks. The Commonwealth believed she intentionally strangled the children, however her defense argues she was