# Lindsay Clancy adds Karen Read lawyer for retrial fight

> After a murder mistrial, Lindsay Clancy is bringing in Martin Weinberg to argue prosecutors should not get a second trial.
- Title: Lindsay Clancy adds Karen Read lawyer for retrial fight
- Summary: After a murder mistrial, Lindsay Clancy is bringing in Martin Weinberg to argue prosecutors should not get a second trial. Clancy’s next fight is not over…
- Keywords: lindsay clancy, martin weinberg, kevin reddington, karen read, double jeopardy, murder mistrial, plymouth superior court, william sullivan, duxbury, postpartum psychosis, tewksbury hospital, juror safety
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/us/lindsay-clancy-hires-karen-read-attorney-high-stakes-double-jeopardy-fight-after-murder-mistrial
- Author: Stepheny Price
- Published: 2026-09-15T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lindsay clancy, martin weinberg, kevin reddington, karen read, double jeopardy, murder mistrial, plymouth superior court, william sullivan, duxbury, postpartum psychosis, tewksbury hospital, juror safety
## A new lawyer joins
Lindsay Clancy has added Boston attorney Martin Weinberg as she seeks to stop prosecutors from retrying her after a deadlocked murder jury.
## The motion is narrow
Weinberg entered a limited appearance to file and argue a coming dismissal motion on double-jeopardy grounds in Plymouth Superior Court.

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## The jury split hard
Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Sept. 4 after seven days of deliberations. Several jurors later said the panel split 11-1 for lack of criminal responsibility.
## Defense wants it over
Kevin Reddington signaled after the mistrial that he would fight any second trial, arguing the way the case ended should bar another prosecution.
## Deadlock usually allows retrial
Prosecutors often can retry a defendant after a hung jury. Clancy’s team is expected to argue her mistrial had special facts that make a retrial improper.
## Weinberg tried this before
Weinberg made a similar argument for Karen Read after her 2024 trial ended without a verdict on several charges.
## Read lost that round
A judge rejected Read’s request because jurors never formally returned not-guilty verdicts and her lawyers had agreed to the mistrial.
## The deaths remain central
Clancy is accused of strangling Cora, Dawson and Callan with exercise bands in their Duxbury home in January 2023, then jumping from a second-story window.
## The defense cites psychosis
Clancy does not deny killing the children. Her lawyers say she was not criminally responsible because of postpartum psychosis and heavy medication.
## Jurors stay protected
Sullivan ordered juror identities kept private indefinitely, citing safety concerns and unauthorized disclosure of personal information.

> a risk of immediate and irreparable injury
## Key takeaway

Clancy’s next fight is not over what happened, but whether the mistrial legally allows prosecutors to try her again.