Karen Read’s lawyers can try to argue ‘third-party culprit defense’ involving Brian Albert, Brian Higgins: Judge Beverly Cannone rules
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Judge Beverly Cannone impounds juror list ahead of Karen Read trial: ‘Fear for the safety of their family’
On the eve of the Karen Read retrial, Judge Beverly Cannone handed down rulings related to jurors and a defense expert for the heavily scrutinized Canton murder case.
Massachusetts families ‘at risk’ under Gov. Healey’s proposed mental health cuts, critics say
Directors overseeing programs that provide intensive mental health help to Massachusetts’ most vulnerable children and adolescents say Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to consolidate the services has caught them “off guard.”
Karen Read murder case: Federal investigation officially over
“There is no longer any federal investigation into the investigation of John O’Keefe’s death or any related matter,” prosecutor Hank Brennan said in Norfolk Superior Court during a Karen Read hearing Tuesday. “It is closed. It is over.”
Karen Read’s redacted motion to dismiss murder charge released
Karen Read’s legal team has submitted a redacted version of its latest motion to dismiss her case “on the basis of extraordinary governmental misconduct” — primarily the alleged withholding of evidence that could prove her innocence.
Healey halts plans for hospital closures
Gov. Maura Healey is halting her plans to close a Cape Cod psychiatric hospital and a Canton children’s rehab hospital after hearing “directly” from community members about how important the facilities are.
