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Judge William Sullivan

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Day 05
Day 15
Day 14
Day 19
Day 18
Day 09
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Day 07
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Day 13
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Day 10
Day 04
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Closing Arguments
Day 11
Opening Statements
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Plymouth Superior Court, Brockton
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Trial event, July 20 to Aug 28
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Judge William Sullivan

Status: Written by hand, not yet checked line by line against the transcripts.

In the record: speaks on 883 turns, on Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21; named 19 times. These figures are counted from the transcripts.

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Entity Type: Person

Role: Presiding Judge, Plymouth Superior Court

Court: Plymouth Superior Court

Location: Brockton, Massachusetts

Background

  • Presiding judge in Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy
  • Managed trial proceedings from July to August 2026
  • Oversaw jury selection, evidence presentation, and verdict
  • Delivered jury instructions to the panel

    • Trial Management

    Pre-Trial

  • Managed pre-trial motions
  • Ruled on evidence admissibility
  • Oversaw jury selection process
  • Addressed legal motions from both sides

    • During Trial

  • Maintained order in the courtroom
  • Ruled on objections from both prosecution and defense
  • Managed witness examination and cross-examination
  • Ensured fair proceedings for both sides

    • Post-Trial

  • Delivered jury instructions on insanity defense
  • Managed verdict proceedings
  • Oversaw commitment proceedings for Lindsay Clancy
  • Handled post-verdict motions

    • Key Rulings

  • [Specific rulings to be researched]
  • Allowed expert testimony from both sides
  • Managed high-profile media coverage of the case
  • Ensured fair trial despite public interest

    • Jury Instructions

  • Instructed jury on Massachusetts insanity defense standard
  • Explained lack of criminal responsibility
  • Provided guidance on evaluating expert testimony
  • Outlined elements of the charges

    • Related Entities

  • Lindsay Clancy - Defendant
  • Kevin Reddington - Defense attorney
  • Jennifer Sprague - Lead prosecutor
  • Plymouth Superior Court - Court
  • Plymouth County DA - Prosecution

    • Sources

  • Trial proceedings (July-August 2026)
  • Court documents
  • Judicial records
  • Media coverage

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    In the trial record

    Generated from the transcripts. Every figure below is counted from the record itself, not estimated.

    Examined by: Kevin Reddington (Defense), 270 questions; Attorney Shanan Buckingham (Commonwealth), 124 questions; Jennifer Sprague (Commonwealth), 112 questions.

    Speaks in the record: 889 turns across 19 days.

    DayDateTurnsFromTo
    Day 12Thursday, August 13, 202610900:0503:33:50
    Day 15Tuesday, August 18, 20269200:0103:42:38
    Day 6Wednesday, August 5, 20268801:07:1003:50:41
    Day 20Tuesday, August 25, 20267201:25:3007:55:15
    Day 5Tuesday, August 4, 20266701:13:5905:59:56
    Day 11Wednesday, August 12, 20266500:0504:38:26
    Day 13Friday, August 14, 20265933:0003:15:23
    Day 2Thursday, July 30, 20265735:1207:19:21
    Day 8Friday, August 7, 20265701:44:5703:56:31
    Day 9Monday, August 10, 20265200:0602:37:54
    Day 4Monday, August 3, 20263301:1629:09
    Day 10Tuesday, August 11, 20262632:3203:03:57
    Day 16Wednesday, August 19, 20262601:46:1902:17:08
    Day 18Friday, August 21, 20261901:12:4301:42:56
    Day 21Wednesday, August 26, 20261901:30:2602:15:45
    Day 3Friday, July 31, 20261641:0901:09:43
    Day 1Wednesday, July 29, 20261504:41:5105:13:46
    Day 7Thursday, August 6, 20261401:10:0601:44:03
    Day 19Monday, August 24, 2026302:25:2702:30:28

    Named elsewhere in the archive: 20 times across 13 sources.

    SourceTimesGo to
    crime-timeline3first mention
    trial-july-august-20263first mention
    lindsay-clancy2first mention
    william-f-sullivan2first mention
    plymouth-superior-court2first mention
    january-24-2023-killings1first mention
    tewksbury-state-hospital1first mention
    jennifer-sprague1first mention
    kevin-reddington1first mention
    glossary1first mention
    08-jury-deliberates1first mention
    09-central-issue-analysis1first mention

    Also appears in the transcripts as: Judge, Judge Sullivan, William Sullivan

    'Judge' with no surname is mapped here because a single judge presided over the whole trial. Bare 'Court' is left as a court role, since it is also used for the clerk.

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    Sources: cross-referenced from timeline (48 events), transcripts (YouTube-linked, 14), filings (35) and glossary (73). See related records above for direct links to files and transcript parts.