Lindsay Clancy jury begins deliberations in tragic postpartum psychosis triple murder trial
Massachusetts places the burden of proof for insanity on the prosecution, requiring them to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant either understood the wrongfulness of their conduct or had control over theirtakeaway“In Massachusetts, you can prove it that you don't understand the wrongfulness of your conduct... but also you can claim... I didn't have control over my person that something else was controlling my actions. And now it'quote“Just because you have psychosis doesn't mean that you're going to murder your children. Uh and also just because you hear a voice in your head doesn't mean that it's going to control your body.”quote
