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Judge in Lindsay Clancy case denies defense's motion for mistrial after witness brings up religion

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Judge in Lindsay Clancy case denies defense's motion for mistrial after witness brings up religion

Lindsay Clancy's trial defense team requested a mistrial after a prosecution witness brought up Clancy's Catholic faith. The judge denied the motion, but instructed jurors to dismiss the comments and sent them home early. NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell reports.

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Lindsay Clancy's trial defense team requested a mistrial after a prosecution witness brought up Clancy's Catholic faith. The judge denied the motion, but instructed jurors to dismiss the comments and sent them home early. NBC Boston's Sue O'Connell reports.

Defense attorneys for Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who admitted to killing her children, called for a mistrial on Monday, citing a witness who used the phrase "moral sin." The judge denied the request. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul reports. Lindsay Clancy's trial defense team requested a mistrial after a prosecution witness brought up Clancy's Catholic faith.

The judge denied the motion, but instructed jurors to dismiss the comments and sent them home early.

CBS News reported the story as "Lindsay Clancy trial judge tells jurors to disregard religious testimony."

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