Lindsay Clancy’s Trial Hinges on an ‘Insanity’ Defense. Experts Say It’s a Hard Case To Make

Professor Daniel Medwed is quoted in MassLive on the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, explaining why insanity defenses are rare and difficult to win — even in Massachusetts, where the burden falls on prosecutors rather than defendants. “Even the outcome of a successful one is being dispatched to a secure mental health facility, often for an indefinite period of time, and it’s not always clear that that’s preferable,” Medwed said.