Judge's ruling could clear the way for Lindsay Clancy to be tried again in the deaths of her 3 kids

BOSTON (AP) — A judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss the murder case against Lindsay Clancy, potentially clearing the way for her to be retried next year in the deaths of her three young children.Clancy’s defense team had asked the court to end the case based on an unusual argument that the judge shouldn't 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 favored conviction, then allowed jury deliberations to continue.But Judge William Sullivan disagreed, saying he saw no other option than to declare a mistrial.“Because the court concludes that there was manifest necessity for a mistrial based on the jury's deadlock, a retrial on the murder indictments does not violate Clancy's right not to be placed in double jeopardy,” Sullivan wrote.A spokesperson for Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz declined to comment.Clancy has never denied that she killed her three young