'The View' Panel Criticizes Lindsay Clancy's Defense Attorney for Shifting Legal Strategy
Co-hosts question lawyer Kevin Reddington's new argument that there is insufficient evidence Clancy killed her children, after previously conceding the acts.
The co-hosts of ABC's "The View" criticized defense attorney Kevin Reddington on Wednesday for what they described as "moving the goalposts" in the case of Lindsay Clancy. Reddington recently submitted a motion for a not guilty finding, arguing that the prosecution had not provided sufficient evidence to prove Clancy killed her three children.
This marks a significant departure from Reddington's earlier defense strategy, which did not dispute that Clancy killed her children but argued she was not criminally responsible due to postpartum psychosis. The shift in argument was met with skepticism from "The View" panel.
"My jaw was on the floor because the defense’s entire argument hinged on she had postpartum psychosis," said co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin. "She wasn’t responsible by reason of insanity but she — in a psychotic state — did this crime, and now he’s like, ‘We don’t even know if she did it.’"
Sunny Hostin, a former lawyer, called Reddington's new argument "a terrible take." "I don’t understand how you can spend an entire trial arguing that she did it but she is not criminally responsible because she was suffering from a psychotic episode and postpartum psychosis and then turn around in front of the very same judge and say there’s no evidence she did it," Hostin stated.
Fellow Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley also criticized Reddington's approach, stating, "Kevin Reddington appears to be crafting a criminal defense like the 1985 screenplay of ‘Clue’ with different endings for different audiences. After insisting that Clancy did kill her children, he is now arguing that there is no evidence showing that she killed her children."
George Washington University professor and Fox News contributor Gregg Jarrett echoed this sentiment, adding that Reddington's contradictory statements undermine his arguments and damage his client's case.
Clancy is scheduled to return to court on November 2 for another motion hearing. Pending motions include attempts to dismiss the charges on double jeopardy grounds and to investigate a holdout juror from the previous trial. A new trial date has not yet been set, with Reddington indicating he would not be available until June 2027. The defense and prosecution have both requested additional time.
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