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 have called on the state's highest court to allow them to retry Karen Read for murder in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, arguing against defense claims that jurors had reached a verdict against some of her charges before the judge declared a mistrial.

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.

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,

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.

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.