Karen Read owes more than $5 million in legal fees, debt that will continue to climb with the anticipated retrial in late January, but the defendant says she’s “not backing down now.”
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Beverly Cannone will be the judge for the second Karen Read trial after declaring a mistrial
Norfolk County Judge Beverly Cannone, who declared a mistrial in the first Karen Read trial, will return to the bench for the second trial, according to the state’s Trial Court.
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, dropped in her second trial.
Karen Read murder case: Prosecutors want another look at SUV data
Prosecutors in the Karen Read case requesting additional data from the defendant’s SUV that they argue would further bolster their case, pinpointing the vehicle’s “precise locations” the morning John O’Keefe died.
Karen Read murder case: Norfolk DA appoints longtime Whitey Bulger attorney as special prosecutor in retrial
Karen Read will face a new prosecutor when she is retried for murder in January. Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey on Wednesday announced he had appointed Hank Brennan as a special prosecutor for the case.
John O’Keefe’s family files wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read, two Canton bars
John O’Keefe’s family files wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read, two Canton bars