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
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.
Massachusetts State Police Spend Over $250,000 on Security for High-Profile Karen Read Murder Trial in Boston
The Karen Read murder trial incurred over $258,000 in security costs for Massachusetts State Police, highlighting the financial impact of high-profile court cases.
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 backs Karen Read’s SJC appeal of her murder charge
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts filed a brief in Read’s appeal to Massachusetts’ highest court to have two of the three charges against her, including second-degree murder,
Karen Read case: ACLU backs appeal to investigate jurors’ acquittal claims
In their own response, prosecutors restated their claim that without a public verdict, Read was never acquitted on any charge. The post Karen Read case: ACLU backs appeal to investigate jurors’ acquittal claims appeared first on Boston.
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 double jeopardy claim; says judge should’ve polled jurors
In a filing Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Judicial Court to require a lower court judge to poll jurors who served during the Karen Read trial or to dismiss two of three criminal charges Read faces on double jeopardy grounds.
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 judge declared a mistrial in June after finding that jurors couldn’t reach an agreement.
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 speaks out in a 2-hour Dateline NBC special. What to know
Who is Karen Read and what is she accused of doing to her boyfriend, a Boston police officer? Here's a summary of her case ...
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 ...
'Night of the Nor easter': How to watch Dateline's episode featuring Karen Read interview
NBC’s Dateline episode on the Karen Read case is set to hit airwaves, more than a year after the network released a clip with ...
‘Dateline NBC’ will air 2-hour episode on Karen Read case on Friday
Karen Read sat down with "Dateline NBC" to talk about the night her former boyfriend, John O'Keefe, was killed in January ...