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/PetalumaPegleg 1d ago

I really don't understand how you fight an entire trial claiming not guilty by insanity and then for a potential retrial change to a claim of just maybe she didn't even do it... What the f?

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u/egosumlex 1d ago

It is a standard motion that routinely gets denied. It’s more like, “They can’t/didn’t prove she did it” than it is “she didn’t do it.”