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MICHAEL RUIZ: Lindsay Clancy judge denies double jeopardy motion and explains jury notes after deadlock

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The Massachusetts judge overseeing the murder case against Lindsay Clancy has denied her motion to dismiss the case on double jeopardy claims, clearing the way for a retrial in the strangling deaths of her three young children that some experts believe could have a better chance at a guilty verdict.

"Because the Court concludes that there was a manifest necessity for a mistrial based on the jury’s deadlock, a retrial on the murder indictments does not violate Clancy’s right not to be placed in double jeopardy," Judge William Sullivan wrote in a 17-page order and memorandum made public Monday.

Clancy's 26-day trial ended with a deadlocked jury on Sept.…

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