Scott Reisch called it! Lindsay Clancy's defense has suffered another major legal setback after Judge William Sullivan denied her motion to dismiss the murder charges in the deaths of her three children.

As Scott predicted in his previous legal analysis, the judge rejected the defense's double jeopardy argument and its efforts to investigate the holdout juror from Clancy's first trial, which ended in an 11–1 deadlock.

Now, with the murder charges still pending, Lindsay Clancy could be facing another trial. Scott breaks down the ruling, explains why the defense's arguments failed, and discusses what could happen next.

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Lindsay Clancy returned to court today as her defense asked Judge William Sullivan to dismiss the murder charges against her and prevent Massachusetts from trying her again.

Her first trial ended in a mistrial after jurors split 11–1. The defense now argues there was no "manifest necessity" to declare that mistrial and that another prosecution would violate double jeopardy. Prosecutors say the jury was legitimately deadlocked and they should be allowed to proceed with another trial.

Judge Sullivan heard the arguments and took the motion under advisement. He did not issue a ruling today.

Scott Reisch explains the double-jeopardy fight, what "manifest necessity" means, why the lone holdout juror matters, and what could happen next.

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