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That is really interesting. She was basically found not guilty on 2 of the 3 counts. On the third count 9 of the jurors must have believed she was unwittingly guilty of vehicle manslaughter. So the mistrial was just on the vehicular manslaughter. They could retry that right?Karen Read Jury Voted Unanimously to Acquit Her on Murdering Boyfriend
Karen Read may be tried again for the death of her boyfriend after the judge declared a mistrial, but murder charges may not be on the table ... because TMZ has learned, the vote on the murder charge was 12 - 0, IN FAVOR OF ACQUITTAL!
7/8/2024 6:44 AM PT
Karen Read may be tried again for the death of her boyfriend after the judge declared a mistrial, but murder charges may not be on the table ... because according to the defense, the vote on the murder charge was 12 - 0, IN FAVOR OF ACQUITTAL!
Read's lawyer, Alan Jackson, has just filed docs arguing prosecuting Read for 2nd-degree murder a second time would amount to double jeopardy. Shockingly, when the judge declared the mistrial, she didn't say anything about the jury's vote on the murder charge.
We've also learned the jury was unanimous in favor of acquittal on the charge of leaving the scene of an accident where there was injury or death. The only charge on which the jury was deadlocked was vehicular manslaughter, where the jury apparently voted 9 - 3 in favor of guilt.
Attorney Jackson believes the judge had a duty to inform the defense the jury had reached unanimous verdicts on 2 of the 3 charges, which would have given them an opportunity to argue a mistrial should not have been declared. Jackson argues in legal docs the judge should have entered an acquittal on both the murder charge and the charge of leaving the scene of an accident.
If you're confused as to how the jury would be unanimous on leaving the scene of an accident yet split on vehicular manslaughter, it all has to do with intent. The crime of leaving the scene of an accident where there is death or injury requires proof of intent -- that the driver knew someone was hurt or killed. The jury obviously didn't believe Read knew.
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Glad it's without pay. Otherwise it's just vacation timeTrooper Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, suspended without pay
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case, has been suspended without pay after a duty status hearing Monday. Interim Police Superintendent Col. John Mawn accepted the recommendation from the duty status hearing board, a body of three...
Munashe Kwangwari
Published July 8, 2024 • Updated 12 seconds ago
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read case, has been suspended without pay after a duty status hearing Monday.
This is a breaking news update. Read an earlier version of this story below.
Trooper Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, suspended without pay
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case, has been suspended without pay after a duty status hearing Monday. Interim Police Superintendent Col. John Mawn accepted the recommendation from the duty status hearing board, a body of three...
Munashe Kwangwari
Published July 8, 2024 • Updated 12 seconds ago
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read case, has been suspended without pay after a duty status hearing Monday.
This is a breaking news update. Read an earlier version of this story below.
It "appears" that they knew of those not guilty and the one they were hung on and expected that to go as guilty is what I heard from that. The issue is that it appeared that they already knew what the jury had voted on.
Did it explain how they knew that? Was the jury sequestered?
The jury was in deliberations and under the orders to not speak of deliberations. That is the question is how did they know this unless they knew what was going on in the jury room that they should not have known. Was it from somebody on the jury is what I think the real question is.
Affidavit Filed this morning by Alan Jackson, Attorney
Yes I understand, but were they sequestered or go home every night? Easier for them to blab to someone if not sequestered.