@meghannmcuniff: The Massachusetts judge in Lindsay Clancy's murder case heard argument on Monday (November 2) about a prosecution request to limit counsel from making prejudicial statements about the case outside court, which is essentially a gag order. Judge William F. Sullivan has not yet ruled on the motion. Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague cited statements from Clancy's lawyer Kevin Reddington that she said were "calculated to affect the public perception of this case." "Statements targeted at the juror, where defense counsel said that the other jurors were robbed by that holdout juror, that he hopes that person could sleep well at night. Statements per the relationship he has with the defendant, saying that she's like a daughter to him. Statements asking for a presidential pardon, even though that's not possible. Statements asking for the president to call the district attorney to pressure him to not retry this case. And when asked if that request was inappropriate, his response was, 'I don't care,'" Sprague said. She also cited Reddington's "statements about Your Honor." "When asked about your mandatory retirement approaching, he said, 'I'm going to try to hire him and see if he'll come work for me. No, Sully is a great guy. He was a wonderful defense attorney before he became a judge.' Statements like this are calculated to affect the jury's perception of the case and the fairness of the system, fairness of the judge presiding over the case, and they're just inappropriate because, as stated In Re Cob, if a judicial system is to operate fairly, rationally and impartially as it must, and if the administration of justice is to proceed in an orderly manner, judges and attorneys alike must act with responsibility towards those principles," Sprague said. "Limits to these statements should be imposed. And I know the argument might be, well, it's already out there. So what's the harm? The harm is the continuation of it. If it stops now, then it can recede into the background, and we can move forward, and hopefully find a jury at some point, if that's the route we go, to hear this case in an impartial and fair manner, without all of this extraneous influence." #law #crime #court

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Tuesday 03 November 2026 05:08:53 GMT