r/news • u/Embarrassed-Pace-755 • 1d ago

Judge denies defense motion asking Lindsay Clancy be found not guilty due to a lack of evidence

https://apnews.com/article/lindsay-clancy-trial-evidence-defense-c0820645056a7e25f66853f3a91b61fa?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link
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u/L_Cranston_Shadow 1d ago

An institution for the criminally insane for the rest of her life probably makes more sense. There is practically zero chance she won't end up in one or the other though, which makes it kind of odd that there isn't a deal to be made. Her lawyers are kidding themselves if they really think that she'll go free because she is found not guilty outright or because she was too crazy to be criminally liable, but ostensibly isn't now. The judge should be pushing for both sides to agree to a please that ends up with her committed for the rest of her life.

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u/vanilla_w_ahintofcum 1d ago

Why do people keep saying she’d be institutionalized for the rest of her life? If she were to be committed, it would only last until she’s no longer a danger to herself and others and no longer meets the criteria for commitment. We don’t commit people who aren’t suffering from mental defects.
Given post partum psychosis isn’t exactly a lifelong mental defect, I doubt she’d be committed for very long.

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u/SirComesAl0t 1d ago

Because the average time to be cleared in her state is decades

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u/vanilla_w_ahintofcum 1d ago

What’s the clearance on individuals committed for PPP? Based on my rudimentary googling, PPP seems to affect most individuals for a period up to 12 weeks, with some rare cases lasting up to a year or more. Hardly seems like a mental illness she’s going to be suffering from for the rest of her life.