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- A court in Massachusetts is deliberating the case of Lindsay Clancy, a 36-year-old former nurse who admits killing her two sons and daughter in 2023 but whose lawyers argue she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and could not tell right from wrong.
- The prosecution argues she acted deliberately and knew right from wrong, and under Massachusetts law must prove criminal responsibility beyond reasonable doubt.
- The jury of nine women and three men has several options, including not guilty by reason of mental illness, first-degree murder, second-degree murder, or involuntary manslaughter.
- The verdict matters because first-degree murder means mandatory life without parole, second-degree means life with parole possibility, manslaughter up to 20 years per count, and a mental illness verdict would mean hospital custody instead of prison.
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- The jury's verdict expected from deliberations continuing Monday morning
- Whether the jury accepts the postpartum psychosis defence of hearing a voice commanding the killings
- Which of the five verdict options the jury chooses, determining prison versus psychiatric custody
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Named United States · Massachusetts · Alice Hershon · BBC News · Heather Kukule · Jennifer Sprague · Lindsay Clancy · New York Law School
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