Lindsay Clancy has never denied that she killed Cora, Dawson and Callan. The only question this jury has to answer is whether she was ever capable of choosing not to. Defense Diaries is streaming gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Lindsay Clancy trial, live from Plymouth Superior Court, with real-time legal analysis before court opens, through every break, and after the gavel comes down. ▶ TODAY — DAY 11- HOSTED BY Attorney Ali Motta Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague Defense attorney Kevin Reddington The Commonwealth is currently moving through its case in chief. ▶ THE CASE On January 24, 2023, first responders were called to a home on Summer Street in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Inside were three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and 8-month-old Callan. Their mother, a labor and delivery nurse, had gone out a second-story window. She survived, paralyzed from the waist down. Lindsay Clancy is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The defense says what happened in that house was the end point of severe postpartum mental illness and a rapidly escalating cocktail of psychiatric medications — what Kevin Reddington has called "a toxic soup" — and that Clancy was acting on a voice in her head telling her to kill her children and herself. The Commonwealth says it was a deliberate, premeditated plan: that she engineered the window of time she needed alone with her children, and knew exactly what she was doing. ▶ WHO'S WHO Judge — Hon. William Sullivan Commonwealth — ADA Jennifer Sprague Defense — Kevin Reddington Defendant — Lindsay Clancy ▶ WHAT ACTUALLY DECIDES THIS Massachusetts follows the McHoul standard: the question is whether, because of mental disease or defect, Clancy lacked substantial capacity either to appreciate the wrongfulness of her conduct or to conform her conduct to the law. And once insanity is properly raised, the burden does not shift to her — the Commonwealth has to prove she was criminally responsible beyond a reasonable doubt. That is the fight. Everything else is scaffolding. Trial is expected to run four to six weeks. We will be here for all of it. ▶ FOLLOW THE COVERAGE Subscribe and hit the bell — we go live every trial day. ▶ A NOTE Lindsay Clancy is presumed innocent of the charges against her unless and until the Commonwealth proves otherwise. Nothing in this stream is legal advice. Our analysis is commentary on public court proceedings, and we correct ourselves on air when we get something wrong. This case involves postpartum mental illness and the deaths of children, and it is hard to sit with. If you or someone you love is struggling after having a baby, Postpartum Support International's helpline is 1-800-944-4773 (call or text). In the US, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available by calling or texting 988. #LindsayClancy #LindsayClancyTrial #PostpartumPsychosis 00:00:00 - Intro & Greetings. Day 11 Lindsay Clancy's Trial 00:01:00 - Live feed from Court -- Resumes Day 11. Motion Hearing filed by Defense adding another witness to their list. Arguments by Defense & CW. 00:20:00 - Jury is in. Admonitions/Daily Instructions. CW's case in chief continues 00:25:00 - Witness #61 - Julie Paul, Psychiatric Mental Health NP. Cross by Atty. Reddington. Couple of questions. Cross over 00:28:00 - Witness #62 - Rebecca Jollotta, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Direct by CW 01:30:00 - Morning Break. Opinions & Recap + Supers and comments (Tornado Alert in Ali's town, she will be back) 02:00:00 - Back to court. Jury is in. Witness #62 - Rebecca Jollotta still on the stand. Direct continues 03:39:30 - Direct is over. Lunch break -- Ali's lunch break 03:59:00 - Ali returns from lunch. Reading comments and supers. Bob jumps in from outside the Court (04:05:00) 04:28:00 - Bye Bob! Watching Bob's shorts from this morning outside the Courthouse! Links: https://youtube.com/ shorts/Thha_Kz79gY? si=uD65PHrjvrR_uS71 & https:// youtube.com/shorts/y7Ly24rCsvs? si=Zv1JFWJ6hWRmfsG9 04:32:40 - Reviewing the timeline in X. Bob's tweets 04:38:30 - Court is back in session, jury is in. Atty. Reddington addressing some housekeeping matters to admit exhibits 04:41:20 - Cross: Witness #62 - Rebecca Jollotta, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner 05:30:00 - Technical Difficulties (bad weather)... Please stand by just a couple of min 05:33:45 - We're BACK! Sound back 05:36:00 Cross continues... 05:52:00 - Redirect (Oh Bow!). No Recross (06:03:30) 06:06:30 - Testimonies are over for Day 11. Admonitions/Daily instructions -- Jury is excused. Court is in Recess 06:09:00 - Back with Ali (just voice). Reading Supers, comments and questions. Welcome new members! 06:26:00 - Final Thanks & goodbyes!!! See you tomorrow for Trial Day 12 Thank you so much for watching with us today and being so patience, you are the BEST!