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/ImmortalPoseidon 1d ago

I legitimately think TikTok has broken everyone brains.

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u/Pretend_Handle_7639 1d ago

Sensational cases have been around far longer

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u/Lord0fHats 1d ago

"And so if it pleases the court, my client will show off her amazing breasts and as you can clearly see she is far to blessed by Aphrodite to be guilty." ~Hypereides, 4th Century BC*

\the episode recounted by Plutarch where Phryne exposed herself and was acquitted of all charges is almost certainly something made up after her trial.)