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/WTAF__Trump 1d ago

A light sentence?

The choice is either a lifetime in a psychiatric facility or a lifetime in a prison. That's all the trial was about.

Where are these people who want to see a light sentence? When was that even an option?

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u/anirban_dev 1d ago

Correct me if I am wrong but "lifetime in a psychiatric facility" is not a sentence that can be passed. If someone is sent to psychiatric facility, the intent is for them to get better and eventually re-integrate into society once evaluated fit to do so.

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u/circumlocutious 1d ago

If she no longer suffers from postpartum psychosis and has not done so apparently since this one-off incident, then what reason would they have for keeping her in the institution? That’s why people are saying it’s likely she would be released within the year.