Overview
- Jurors began deliberating Thursday after five weeks of testimony and have continued into a second day without returning a verdict.
- During deliberations the panel asked at least one question of the judge and requested to review physical exhibits including pill bottles, a bag of pills and a knife.
- The defense says Clancy was driven by severe postpartum psychosis and auditory hallucinations that left her unable to tell right from wrong, while prosecutors argue she planned the killings and understood her actions, citing timeline and behavior evidence.
- If jurors find Clancy criminally responsible she could face first‑degree murder penalties up to life without parole, and if they find she lacked substantial capacity she would likely be committed to a state psychiatric hospital with periodic reviews.
- The trial has sharpened public focus on perinatal mental health and spawned parallel civil malpractice suits that allege fragmented outpatient and telemedicine care and contested medication management.