The lead defense attorney for Andrea Yates — the Texas mom who drowned her five young children while in the throes of postpartum psychosis in 2001— said the mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy‘s high-profile murder trial could ultimately benefit the accused killer mom.
George Parnham, 85 — the lawyer credited with securing Yates’ infamous not guilty by reason of insanity verdict — said Friday’s decision could offer the defense a leg up for several reasons.
“Give me a hung jury and a mistrial every day of the week,” he told The Post.
The mistrial was called after jurors spent nearly 40 hours deliberating, resulting in an 11-1 decision deadlock…
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