Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked but judge asks them to keep trying
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Watch: Judge orders deadlocked Clancy jurors to keep deliberating Jurors in the trial of Lindsay Clancy are deadlocked after three days of deliberations, but a judge has asked them to keep trying.
观看：法官命令陷入僵局的克兰西陪审员继续审议 林赛·克兰西案的陪审团经过三天的审议陷入僵局，但法官要求他们继续努力。
Clancy, a resident of Massachusetts, is facing murder charges for killing her three children at their family home in 2023.
克兰西是马萨诸塞州居民，因 2023 年在自家杀害了她的三个孩子而面临谋杀指控。
Her lawyer does not dispute that the 36-year-old former nurse killed the children, but argues that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time and was unable to distinguish right from wrong.
她的律师并不否认这位36岁的前护士杀害了孩子，但辩称她当时患有产后精神病，无法辨别是非。
After discussing the case for several more hours on Tuesday, jurors were sent home for the day and asked to return on Wednesday.
周二，在对案件进行了几个小时的讨论后，陪审员们被打发回家，并要求周三返回。
"I just want to thank you for all your hard work and commitment so far in this case," the judge told jurors before sending them home.
“我只想感谢你们迄今为止在本案中所做的所有辛勤工作和奉献精神，”法官在送陪审员回家之前告诉他们。
The Massachusetts mother is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, as the prosecution argues she made a calculated, intentional decision to kill them.
这位马萨诸塞州的母亲被指控犯有三项一级谋杀罪，检方称她是经过深思熟虑、故意决定杀死他们的。
The jury, made up of nine women and three men, began deliberating last week after hearing weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses.
由九名女性和三名男性组成的陪审团在听取了数十名证人数周的证词后于上周开始审议。
On Tuesday, audible gasps could be heard in the courtroom as Judge William Sullivan read out a note from the jury indicating that it was deadlocked.
周二，当法官威廉·沙利文宣读陪审团的一份说明，表明法庭陷入僵局时，法庭上可以听到喘息声。
Clancy, who was left paralysed after jumping from a second-floor window shortly after the killings, appeared stoic as she sat in a wheelchair beside her lawyer.
克兰西在杀戮发生后不久从二楼窗户跳下，导致瘫痪，坐在轮椅上的她坐在律师旁边，显得很坚忍。
Not just guilty or not - The jury's options in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial It is not uncommon for jurors in high-profile trials to struggle to reach a decision, and judges have protocols for such situations.
不仅仅是有罪与否——陪审团在林赛·克兰西谋杀案审判中的选择 陪审员在备受瞩目的审判中难以做出决定的情况并不少见，法官对这种情况有处理方案。
A deadlock among the jury such as this one happens in "complex and emotionally charged trials", Heather Cucolo, a New York Law School professor and expert in mental health law, told the BBC.
纽约法学院教授兼心理健康法专家希瑟·库科洛 (Heather Cucolo) 告诉英国广播公司，像这样的陪审团之间的僵局发生在“复杂且充满情绪的审判”中。
"If the deadlock persists, the judge might issue an additional 'dynamite' instruction [known as a Tuey-Rodriguez charge in Massachusetts] to encourage the group to consider alternative perspectives and strive for an agreement while upholding their genuine convictions," Cucolo said.
库科洛说：“如果僵局持续存在，法官可能会发布额外的‘爆炸性’指令（在马萨诸塞州被称为 Tuey-Rodriguez 指控），以鼓励该团体考虑其他观点并争取达成协议，同时坚持他们的真实信念。”
But it is "typically a last-ditch effort" from a judge, she said.
但她说，这“通常是法官的最后努力”。
Criminal defence lawyer Elyse Hershon told the BBC she was not surprised to hear that the jury was deadlocked, as people had strong opinions on the case.
刑事辩护律师埃丽斯·赫森（Elyse Hershon）告诉英国广播公司（BBC），她对陪审团陷入僵局并不感到惊讶，因为人们对此案有强烈的意见。
"The facts are difficult and a lot of the evidence is graphic so they have a lot weighing on them," she said.
“事实很困难，而且很多证据都是生动的，所以他们有很大的压力，”她说。
The judge can declare a mistrial if the jury is not able to agree on a verdict.
如果陪审团无法就裁决达成一致，法官可以宣布审判无效。
Clancy family picture exhibited in court Clancy is accused of strangling her kids - Cora, five, Dawson, three, and Callan, who was eight months - with fitness bands in their Massachusetts home in January 2023.
法庭上展示克兰西全家福 克兰西被指控于 2023 年 1 月在马萨诸塞州的家中用健身带勒死了她的孩子——五岁的科拉、三岁的道森和八个月大的卡兰。
The defence argues that Clancy was experiencing postpartum psychosis, a severe mental health condition that can develop after childbirth, and that she should therefore not be held criminally responsible for the killings.
辩方辩称，克兰西患有产后精神病，这是一种产后可能出现的严重心理健康状况，因此她不应对杀人事件承担刑事责任。
If found guilty of first-degree murder, the intentional and premeditated killing of another person, Clancy will face a mandatory life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.
如果被判犯有一级谋杀罪，即故意和预谋杀害他人的罪名，克兰西将面临强制性终身监禁，不得假释。
She could also be found guilty of a lesser charge, including second-degree murder - committed with malice or extreme recklessness, but without prior planning - or manslaughter - unintentionally killing "by wanton and reckless conduct".
她还可能被判犯有较轻的罪名，包括二级谋杀——出于恶意或极度鲁莽，但没有事先计划——或过失杀人——“通过肆意和鲁莽的行为”无意中杀人。
In either of those instances, she would face time behind bars.
无论哪种情况，她都将面临牢狱之灾。
If she is found not guilty by reason of insanity, she will not be set free - she would instead be sent to a psychiatric hospital where her status would be periodically reviewed.
如果她因精神错乱而被判无罪，她将不会被释放 - 相反，她会被送往精神病院，在那里她的状况将定期接受检查。
She could stay in hospital for the rest of her life. Key moments in trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother accused of murdering her three children Lindsay Clancy suffering 'command hallucination' when she killed children, court hears Lindsay Clancy's trial puts postpartum psychosis in the spotlight
她可以在医院度过余生。 被指控谋杀三个孩子的母亲林赛·克兰西受审的关键时刻 法庭获悉，林赛·克兰西在杀害儿童时遭受“命令幻觉” 林赛·克兰西的审判使产后精神病成为人们关注的焦点
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