Lindsay Clancy’s Attorney Asked Unexpected Question After Fiery Cross-Examination

A criminal trial fanatic ambushed the attorney for Lindsay Clancy in her high-profile murder trial, asking one question that first got laughs — and then a detailed story.

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington immediately recognized “CourtDawgDaniel” when he came out of the building, and agreed to walk with him down the street. Reddington’s reaction made it clear he was not prepared for the question that followed.

“I met you the other day,” Daniel said, after getting Reddington’s attention.

“Court Dawg!” Reddington replied, realizing he was on camera and adding, “At least my shirt’s tucked in.”

“Can I walk with you down to the —?” Court Dawg asked, gesturing toward the end of the street.

“Of course you can,” Reddington replied. “Whatever you want.”

Court Dawg went on to explain that he loved to attend criminal trials, traveling from court to court in his RV to see as many as he could: “So I’ve been coming to your trial and just really enjoying it, but I just have one question for you that probably has nothing to do with this case. Did you always know you wanted to be a lawyer?”

Reddington, clearly taken aback, laughed: “That’s a great question.”

“I have a distinct memory of when I was in high school, I think probably junior year,” Reddington continued, adding that he’d found himself in a bit of trouble and landed in the dean’s office. “And while I was sitting there waiting for him to come in and yell at me, I was bored so I happened to pull out a book — and it was careers, and I read the thing about lawyers, and it had a picture of Abraham Lincoln, and I said, ‘Hey, that might be fun.'”

“That was the only time I ever thought about it really,” he said.

“And you never went back [and changed your mind],” Court Dawg prompted.

“Nope, I went to Boston College, and back then everybody wanted to be a lawyer, so then you take the LSATs, you go to law school, and here we are,” Reddington replied.

Court Dawg admitted that he was trying to “live vicariously” through the attorneys he watched, saying, “I’m an engineer. I wish I had been a lawyer.”

Reddington interrupted then: “But can I tell you, I don’t want to live vicariously through you as an engineer.”

Reddington’s current trial — involving Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy — is expected to last six to eight weeks. The defense is arguing that Clancy, who was reportedly suffering from postpartum depression at the time, is not criminally responsible for strangling her three young children before attempting suicide herself.