What happens to Lindsay Clancy after verdict in murder trial? Legal experts explain potential outcomes.

TL;DR

Lindsay Clancy is on trial for the first-degree murder of her three children, having pleaded not guilty.
The defense claims Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis and is not liable due to insanity.
The prosecution argues Clancy planned the murders and was not psychotic.
A guilty verdict for first-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole in Massachusetts.
If found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, Clancy would be committed indefinitely to a state mental health facility.
Her physical condition (paralyzed from the waist down) and current suicide watch will affect any potential confinement.
The jury's decision hinges on whether Clancy understood right from wrong and could act within the law.
Legal experts compare the case to that of Andrea Yates, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a similar case.

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