LIVE UPDATES: Day 2 of jury selection in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is underway in Plymouth, Mass. The 35-year-old woman is charged with three counts of murder for the strangling deaths of her three children – ages 5, 3, and 8 months. Clancy is present – bound to a wheelchair after jumping from her home’s second-story window in an alleged suicide attempt. Her defense lawyer claims she was insane at the time – suffering from postpartum psychosis and could not appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions. She faces life in prison without parole if she is convicted. These are live updates from the courtroom. Times listed are EDT. Please excuse typos.

4:10 p.m. Court is in recess until 9 a.m. Wednesday, when jury selection will resume.

4:08 p.m. The juror who was originally assigned to seat #2 has been excused. Not clear as to whether the juror assigned to seat #13 will take seat #12, or the court will replace juror #2.

3:49 p.m. Juror #176, a white male in his 30s, is questioned and excused. Juror #177, a white female in her 40s, is questioned and excused. Juror #178, a Black female in her 30s, is assigned to seat #13.

3:42 p.m. Juror #174, a white male in his 70s, is questioned and excused. Juror #175, a white male in his 60s, is questioned and excused.

3:28 p.m. Juror #169, a white male in his 30s, is questioned and excused. Juror #170, a white male in his 30s, is questioned briefly and excused. Juror #171, a Black male 60s, is questioned and excused. Juror #173, a Black male in his 40s, is questioned and excused.

3:17 p.m. Juror #166, a white male in his 40s, is questioned and excused. Juror #167, a white male in his 30s, is questioned and excused. Juror #168, a Black male in his 30s, is questioned and excused.

3:04 p.m. Juror #163, a white female in her 50s, is questioned and excused. Juror #164, a white female in her 20s, is questioned and excused. Juror #165, a white male in his 30s, is questioned and excused.

3:04 p.m. Juror #163, a white female in her 50s, is questioned and excused. Juror #164, a white female in her 20s, is questioned and excused. Juror #165, a white male in his 30s, is questioned and excused.

2:51 p.m. Juror #158, a white female in her 50s, is questioned and excused. Juror #160, a white male in his 60s, is questioned and excused. Juror #162, a white male in his 60s, is assigned to seat #12.

2:40 p.m. Juror #154, a white female in her 40s, is excused. Juror #156, a white female in her 40s, is excused. Juror #157, a white/Hispanic male in his 40s, is questioned and assigned to seat #11.

2:18 p.m. Juror #147, a white male in his 20s, is questioned and returns to the jury room. Juror #148, a white male in his 40s, is questioned and excused. Juror #149, a white female in her 70s is excused. Juror #151, a white male in his 20s, is questioned and returns to the jury room. Juror #152, a white male in his 50s, is questioned and excused.

2:16 p.m. Court is back in session. Judge Sullivan has taken the bench.

1:01 p.m. Juror #146, a white female in her 60s, is questioned. Defense lawyer looks to Lindsay, and she shrugs. Juror #146 returns to the jury room; she is assigned to seat #9. Court is in a break until 2 p.m.

12:54 p.m. Juror #145, a white female in her 40, is questioned and assigned to seat #8.

12:44 p.m. Juror #141, a white male in his 20s, is questioned and excused. Juror #143, a white female in her 40s, is questioned and excused. Juror #144, a white male in his 30s, is excused.

12:32 p.m. Juror #139, a white male in his 20s, is questioned and excused.

12:15 p.m. Juror #134, a 20-ish white female, is excused. Juror #135, a white male in his 60s, is questioned and excused. Juror #137, a white female in her 50s, is questioned and excused. Juror #140, a white female in her 30s, is questioned and excused.

12:00 p.m. Juror #130, a white male in his 20s is questioned and excused. Juror #131, a white male in his 50s, is questioned and excused. Juror #132, a Black female in her 40s, is questioned and excused. Juror #128 is recalled, questioned and excused.

11:52 a.m. Juror #126, a Black female in her 60s, is excused. Juror #128, a white female in her 60s, is questioned and returns to the jury room. Juror #129, a white male in his 20s, is questioned and excused.

11:52 a.m. Juror #126, a Black female in her 60s, is excused. Juror #128, a white female in her 60s, is questioned and returns to the jury room. Juror #129, a white male in his 20s, is questioned and excused.

11:34 a.m. Juror #123, a white male in his 40s, is questioned and excused. Juror #124, a white female in her 40s, is questioned and assigned to seat #7.

11:29 a.m. Juror #201, a pregnant white female in her 30s is questioned briefly and excused. Juror #122, a middle-aged white male, is questioned and assigned to seat #6 in the jury box. We have 6 jurors at this point.

11:26 a.m. The individual who is questioning the potential jurors has resumed. Juror #121, a white female in her 50s, is questioned and excused.

11:24 a.m. Court is back in session. Jurors will be called up individually to be questioned at the sidebar. Juror #121 is called.

10:25 a.m. Prospective jurors are filling out questionnaires and reviewing the witness list. The courtroom has been cleared until the judge is ready to question the jurors individually.

10:24 a.m. Group Question #6: Any reason you cannot reach a verdict based on the law? No response.

Group Question #5: Constitutional principles – The defendant has the presumption of innocence; the Commonwealth must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant has no obligation to testify. The defendant has a mental disease or defect and she was unable to conform her conduct to the principles of the law. Do any jurors have any difficulty accepting these principles? No response.

Group question #4: Do you have any physical problem that would affect your ability to sit? Jurors 209, 160, 196, 143, 154, 233, 176, 174, 129, 234 respond “yes.”

Group question #3: Are you aware of any bias? Jurors 143, 199, 214, 144, 141, 164, 121, 230, 129 respond “yes.”

10:18 a.m. Group Question #2: Are you associated with any of these attorneys: Jurors 170, 197, 198, 233 respond “yes.”

10:17 a.m. Group Question #1: Are you related to the defendant Lindsay Clancy or her family? 2 jurors respond “yes.”

10:16 a.m. The judge estimates the case will go 6 to 8 weeks. He notes there will be days when he will end early, or days when there will be no trial. Typically, the day will go from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10:14 a.m. Attorneys introduce themselves. Jennifer Sprague and Shannon Buckingham represent the Commonwealth. Kevin Reddington introduces himself and his client. Lindsay turns her head slightly but does not fully face the prospective jurors.

10:11 a.m. The judge tells potential jurors the alleged crime took place on or about Jan. 24, 2023, when the defendant strangled her three children with exercise bands in the basement of their home. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts alleges this was done with extreme premeditation. Defendant is anticipated that she will present an insanity defense. Judge reiterates that this is a formal accusation, but is not evidence. The jury will decide whether the Commonwealth has proven its case. The defendant has pleaded not guilty.

10:06 a.m. Clerk calls the case and asks the prospective jurors to stand and take an oath. Judge Sullivan instructs the jurors. He tells them he will give a statement of the case, allow the attorneys to introduce themselves, will give an estimated length of the trial, which will be followed by group questions. If they answer “yes” to any of the questions, they will raise a red card. Jurors will then be excused to answer a questionnaire and review the witness list.

10:05 a.m. About 90 jurors have assembled in the courtroom. Judge Sullivan takes the bench. Lindsay Clancy sits next to her attorney at the defense table.

9:25 a.m. We’re in a lull as we wait for a new group of prospective jurors to be escorted into the courtroom. The judge will instruct them on what to expect and ask a series of questions to the group before they are sent back to fill out the questionnaire and review the witness list.

8:58 a.m. Jury selection is expected to resume shortly. Judge William F. Sullivan seated five jurors yesterday and is looking to seat a total of 18 jurors, including 6 alternates. All prospective jurors will be asked to fill out a questionnaire and review a lengthy witness list.