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Judge Rejects Clancy Not-Guilty Finding, Sets Nov. 2 Hearing

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 2:14 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. Judge William Sullivan rejected Lindsay Clancy's request for a required finding of not guilty.
The September 4 mistrial followed an 11-to-1 jury split favoring acquittal on first-degree murder.
Defense attorneys Kevin Reddington and Martin Weinberg filed motions to dismiss the case on double-jeopardy grounds.
A status hearing set for Nov. 2 will consider the motions and possible retrial scheduling.

History

Historical Context

On June 23 1969 the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision authored by Justice William Brennan, incorporated the Fifth Amendment’s double-jeopardy bar against the states, overturning the 1937 Palko v. Connecticut ruling. That precedent now guides Judge William Sullivan’s refusal to dismiss Lindsay Clancy’s case, as defense lawyers invoke the same constitutional protection.

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Story summary

U.S. Judge William Sullivan rejected Lindsay Clancy's request for a required finding of not guilty.
The September 4 mistrial followed an 11-to-1 jury split favoring acquittal on first-degree murder.
Defense attorneys Kevin Reddington and Martin Weinberg filed motions to dismiss the case on double-jeopardy grounds.
A status hearing set for Nov. 2 will consider the motions and possible retrial scheduling.

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