US judge denies Lindsay Clancy’s motion to dismiss charges in the deaths of her 3 children

A judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss charges against Lindsay Clancy in the deaths of her three young children, potentially clearing the way for a retrial in the case next year.

Clancy’s defence team had asked the court to end the case based on an unusual argument that the judge should not have declared a mistrial in September when jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

They argued that the judge should have removed the one juror who favoured conviction, then allowed jury...