Jury Selection & Mental Health evidence in the Lindsay Clancy Trial | The Nieves Law Firm [yMYgfO0ip3h]
A jury has officially been seated in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children. As opening statements begin, one of the biggest questions facing jurors won't just be what happened but whether Clancy can be held criminally responsible if postpartum psychosis played a role. Criminal defense attorney Jo-Anna Nieves explains why this case will be especially challenging for jurors, emphasizing that an insanity defense isn't simply a way to avoid prison it requires jurors to fairly apply a specific legal standard, even in an emotionally charged case. Do you think jurors can separate emotion from the legal standard in a case like this?