Kevin Reddington will defend woman charged with the murder of her 74-year-old grandmother after Lindsay Clancy mistrial
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer has another trial coming up and his client is a young woman who is accused of murdering her grandmother.
On 31 October, 2022, a relative of 74-year-old Doris Cote called the police to say they'd found her dead in her home, on 4 November of the same year Doris' granddaughter Kelsie was arrested on suspicion of her murder and attempting to destroy evidence.
Prosecutors claim that Doris Cote was attacked with scissors and a paperweight, and allege that her body was moved in an attempt to make it seem like the grandmother had died falling down the stairs.
Kelsie Cote pleaded not guilty, and just a few days after her arrest she was being represented by Kevin Reddington, who has just received a great deal of media attention for being Lindsay Clancy's lawyer.
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With Clancy's case being declared a mistrial she has gone back to Tewksbury Hospital for the time being while a decision is made on how to proceed, and the Berkshire Eagle reported that the trial of Kelsie Cote had been delayed because Reddington was busy with Clancy's trial.
However, now that there's a pause for Clancy's case, Reddington is available to represent Cote in court again.
CBS reports that the lawyer said Cote was a 'very nice young lady' and he'd said he would continue to represent both women.
He said: "Between Lindsay and Kelsie, I'll get it done."
Reddington has been Cote's legal representative for several years now so this trial was always in his diary, and depending on the speed at which both cases progress against the women will depend on who gets a trial next.
Clancy's mistrial puts several options on the table, including the possibility of another trial with a different jury, so there's a good chance Reddington will be back in court to represent her again in due course.
Reddington has claimed that Clancy wouldn't be able to deal with a second trial but the decision ultimately rests with prosecutors who have the choice retry her, which will require a restart on the jury selection process and a new trial date being secured.
The two cases will impact each other depending on when new dates can be secured, as one trial going ahead will likely delay the other as the lawyer has made it clear he plans to represent both of them.
During Clancy's trial, Reddington attempted to have one member of the jury removed for 'refusing to listen to the law' with the jurors unable to reach a unanimous decision.
That lack of unanimity, which is required under Massachusetts law to deliver a verdict, and the repeated failures to get all jurors to agree is what resulted in Lindsay Clancy's mistrial.
Topics: US News, Crime, Lindsay Clancy
Joe Harker