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Commonwealth v. Clancy, August 11, 2026
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A single witness for most of the day, working through an unusually complete clinical record.
Key points
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: 23, then 17. Scores above 13 indicate probable depression; 23 is severe.
- Only three contacts in total, two of them telehealth.
- Jollotta: no articulated plan or intent to take her own life; Clancy indicated she was safe.
- The Commonwealth objected to a defense question about a bipolar diagnosis.
- New name: Latisha Dukes, social worker, whose notes were in evidence.
- Jollotta's testimony spans 08-11 and 08-12.
Witnesses (1)
Rebecca JollottaCommonwealth
Psychiatric nurse, South Shore Health perinatal clinic
Cross: Reddington
- Began treating the defendant in November 2022.
- Three contacts in total: two telehealth, one in person.
- The defendant never articulated a plan or intent to take her own life.
- The defendant indicated she was safe.
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores of 23, then 17. Above 13 indicates probable depression; 23 is severe.
Exhibits and evidence
- Mood charts printed by the witness
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores (23, then 17)
- Prescription records
- MyChart message threads
- Notes by social worker Latisha Dukes
- Women and Infants programme records
Rulings and objections
- 14:45Commonwealth objected to a defense question about a bipolar diagnosis.
Procedural
- 12:58Lunch recess.
- 14:12Cross-examination began.
- 15:24Recross by the Commonwealth.
- 15:34Adjourned; resumes 9:00am.