The judge also denied the prosecution's bid to prevent lawyers from discussing the case with the press

A Massachusetts judge denied a bid from Lindsay Clancy ‘s lawyers to have the murder charges against her dismissed , clearing the way for a second trial after the first ended in a mistrial after a jury failed to reach a consensus verdict.

“The court understands the frustration of the defendant and the jurors that despite the utmost diligence, the jury ultimately was unable to reach a verdict in this emotionally grueling and complicated case,” Judge William Sullivan said on Monday in an order, per The New York Times .

Sullivan rejected the defense attorneys’ argument that a retrial would violate Clancy’s protection under the double jeopardy clause of the U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment, a legal rule that protects an accused person against being prosecuted twice for the same crime.…