Karen Read case: ACLU backs appeal to investigate jurors’ acquittal claims
In their own response, prosecutors restated their claim that without a public verdict, Karen Read was not acquitted on any charge.
What did Karen Read prosecutors say in response to her team's appeal? We should know Thursday
Prosecutors in the high-profile Karen Read case submitted their response to her team's appeal to Massachusetts' highest court Wednesday to have two counts in her murder case dismissed. Read is accused of killing her boyfriend,
Prosecution responds to Karen Read's latest arguments to get charges dropped
Prosecutors said the trial judge handled the deadlocked jury correctly and asked the state's top court to consider the impact Read's requests could have on future juries.
ACLU submits brief in Karen Read's Mass. SJC appeal to get charges dropped
The ACLU is giving its opinion to Massachusetts' highest court as it considers Karen Read's appeal to get charges dropped in her high-profile murder case.
ACLU backs Karen Read in double-jeopardy appeal
The filing by the civil liberties group’s chapter in Massachusetts comes as the Supreme Judicial Court prepares to hear arguments about the result of a trial that captured local and national headlines for months earlier this year.
Prosecutors ask Massachusetts' highest court to allow murder retrial for Karen Read
Prosecutors called on the highest court in Massachusetts not to support dropping two charges against Karen Read who is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend based.
Karen Read case: Attorneys revisit what jurors said (and didn't say) in mistrial
The state's highest court may have to determine whether the jury in Karen Read's trial was truly deadlocked or led astray from acquitting her of murder. Why it matters: The high-profile Read case is raising broader questions about whether someone can be retried without it counting as double jeopardy.
Karen Read prosecutors fight back in SJC appeal of murder charge: ‘No meaningful alternative’ to mistrial
Karen Read prosecutors say that the trial judge did not err in declaring a mistrial and that “there was no meaningful alternative” to her decision in their response to her SJC appeal seeking to
With no verdict, Karen Read retrial cannot be double jeopardy, prosecutors say
Despite purported juror agreements to acquit Karen Read on two criminal charges, prosecutors argue she is not eligible to make a double jeopardy claim ahead of her retrial because no verdict was returned and read in open court.
New ACLU filing backs Karen Read’s double jeopardy claim; calls mistrial declaration ‘hasty’
The trial court had a clear path to avoid an erroneous mistrial: simply ask the jurors to confirm whether a verdict had been reached on any count,” the ACLU wrote.
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Karen Read trial security cost Mass. nearly $210K in police overtime
The Karen Read case attracted a circus-like atmosphere in Massachusetts with daily demonstrations eventually requiring police ...
Prosecutors ask Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court to allow murder retrial for Karen Read
Read’s attorneys argue she is being framed and that other law enforcement officers are responsible for O’Keefe’s death. A ...
Prosecutors call on Massachusetts top court to allow retrial of Karen Read murder case
Prosecutors have asked Massachusetts’ highest court to allow them to retry Karen Read for the murder of her Boston police ...
‘No viable alternative’: Norfolk DA’s Office asks SJC to allow retrial of Karen Read murder case
Prosecutors say there’s no basis for dismissing the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of the accident, ...
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The Night of the Nor’easter on ‘Dateline’ interviews Karen Read, charged in Massachusetts officer’s death
People across the country will get an inside look at Karen Read's trial on NBC's ‘Dateline’ special Friday night.