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Massachusetts top court rules Karen Read can be retried in her boyfriend’s death

  • The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Karen Read can be retried for second-degree murder, manslaughter, and leaving the scene of her boyfriend's death, John O'Keefe, in January 2022.
  • Prosecutors accused Read of hitting O'Keefe with her SUV and abandoning him in a snowstorm.
  • The jury in her first trial could not reach a unanimous verdict, leading to a mistrial declared by Judge Beverly Cannone.
  • Read stated she is ready for the second trial, scheduled for April 1, and her lawyer is considering legal options regarding her constitutional rights.
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Mass. top court rules Karen Read can be retried in her boyfriend's death

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Karen Read can be retired in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe.

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Karen Read’s defense team wants ‘forensically sound’ Canton PD footage, extra lawyer who has represented ‘Turtleboy’

Karen Read’s defense is making even more moves in advance of the Mansfield woman’s second murder trial, including a request to add yet another lawyer to the team and trying to get Canton Police Department surveillance footage. Read, 44, is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence, and leaving the scene of an accident causing death. She’s accused of killing Boston Police Officer John O’Ke…

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SJC rejects bid to drop charges in Karen Read case

BOSTON (SHNS) - The state's highest court ruled Tuesday that post-trial accounts of juror deliberations in the Karen Read case do not amount to an acquittal or invalidate the judge's mistrial ruling, in the process denying Read's attempt to get two of three charges against her dismissed. The Supreme Judicial Court upheld Judge Beverly Cannone's decision to declare a mistrial and to deny Read's request for a post-trial juror inquiry in the high-p…

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Karen Read loses double jeopardy appeal in Boston cop slaying case, will receive new trial

Massachusetts Supreme Court denies Karen Read's bid to have murder charges thrown out on grounds of double jeopardy in murder of Boston cop John O'Keefe

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Massachusetts Top Court Rules Karen Read Can Be Retried In Her Boyfriend’s Death

The state’s top court ruled Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried on all the same charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Prosecutors have sought to retry Read this year on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crime. They accused her of ramming into John O’Keefe with her […]

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Massachusetts Top Court Rules Karen Read Can Be Retried in Her Boyfriend’s Death

BOSTON—The state’s top court ruled Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried on all the same charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, the latest twist in the long-running case that transfixed true crime fans nationwide. Prosecutors have sought to retry Read this year on charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a crime. They accused her of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to di…

·New York, United States
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