I saw a little about this case on CourtTV tonight. Efferdently, there will be two defense witness' that will testify that the phone search for how long it takes for a body to die in the cold of hypothermia, took place at, or around, 2:07am. That's all she needs to get a not guilty verdict, in my opinion.
This isn't what I forgot, but there will be an expert to testify that the injuries sustained on the victim were not indicative of being hit by a car.
This isn't the conversation I saw tonight, it's from the night before, but I'm posting it anyway.
This is something I hadn't heard before. (It's in this video) The chief of police was driving by two days later when he found a piece of her car's taillight. That's not suspicious.
I watched Auntie Bev's spiel yesterday and there are 129 total witnesses. Wish there would have an FBI agent on there.
Wonder how long it will take to find 16 jurors???
No, I watched (listened 3 times) and there wasn't one. Doesn't mean the defense can't call one in rebuttal though.I thought there was an FBI agent on the list.
Just great that they've got everyone basically in the juror pools aware of the case. Not. Far from ideal.Live updates: Karen Read murder trial finishes 2nd day with 11 jurors sat, witness list revealed
One spot remains to be picked, as well as four alternates.www.boston25news.com
By Boston 25 News Staff
April 17, 2024 at 8:12 am EDT
DEDHAM, Mass. — Four of 12 jurors are in place as the murder trial of Karen Read enters the second day of the jury selection process at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on Wednesday.
The high-profile case went to trial Tuesday and the court started sifting through a pool of about 90 potential jurors. The vast majority of them raised their hands when asked if they had heard of the case.
Guidelines for selecting jurors factor in whether there is “bias” or a previously formed opinion of the case exists.
Another group of 90 new potential jurors are expected to attend court on Wednesday to begin the process. Eight spots remain to be picked, as well as four alternates.
Before jury selection began, Judge Beverly Cannone said she wouldn’t exclude Read’s attorneys from using a third-party culprit defense during the trial as long as it’s “developed” through witness statements and evidence. That third-party defense won’t be allowed during initial statements.
Cannone also announced lengthy witness lists for both the prosecution and defense that include more than 160 combined names.
Read is charged with running down John O’Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, and leaving him to die in a blizzard in the town of Canton on Jan. 29, 2022.
Read’s defense has argued that she is being framed and that O’Keefe was beaten and attacked by a dog inside the home of another Boston police officer.
Criminal defense attorney Peter Elikann told Boston 25 News that finding an impartial jury could be a challenge.
“We won’t find jurors that never heard of this case perhaps, but hopefully we will find jurors that have an open mind and that’s the bottom line, we need jurors with an open mind,” Elikann explained.
The trial is expected to last between 6 and 7 weeks.
Who is Aunti Bev? I'm sure either side can call witnesses as the wish and was their choice who to have on there so why wouldn't there be a fed agent if they want one?I watched Auntie Bev's spiel yesterday and there are 129 total witnesses. Wish there would have an FBI agent on there.
Wonder how long it will take to find 16 jurors???
Auntie Bev's brother, John Prescott, defended Scott Albert in a 1995 hitnrun which he served prison time for. The two families are well known to each other.Who is Aunti Bev? I'm sure either side can call witnesses as the wish and was their choice who to have on there so why wouldn't there be a fed agent if they want one?
Gppd Lord. The ACLU even.
Fight over 'buffer zone' around Karen Read trial continues
Story by Phil Tenser
• 12h
While jury selection for the high-profile murder trial of Karen Read drags on inside one Massachusetts courthouse, a fight over the judge's decision to establish a "buffer zone" around the building is being pushed at the state's highest court.
One justice of the Supreme Judicial Court has already denied the request, but records show an appeal was filed on Tuesday.
Read, 43, of Mansfield, is accused of hitting John O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, with her vehicle outside of a home in Canton during a snowstorm on Jan. 29, 2022. Prosecutors say Read and O’Keefe had both been drinking that night.
Read and her defense team claim she is the victim of a cover-up. They claim O'Keefe was beaten inside the home, bitten by a dog and then left outside. She has pleaded not guilty to charges including second-degree murder.
Read's supporters often demonstrated outside the Norfolk Superior Court building during her pretrial hearings, and some have worn clothing with messages about the case into the courthouse.
Judge Beverly Cannone, who is hearing the case in Norfolk County Superior Court, issued an order prohibiting any demonstrations from occurring within 200 feet of the courthouse complex during the trial. Her order also prohibited the use of "audio-enhancing devices" and prevents anyone inside the court from wearing buttons, photographs, clothing, or insignia relating to the case.
Records show that SJC Associate Justice Serge Georges Jr. denied an original petition to overrule Cannone's decision on Friday. In his decision, Georges praised Cannone for rejecting an original proposal for a much larger exclusion zone and noted that her order is "content neutral."
"The buffer zone order is narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest, namely, the integrity and fairness of the defendant's trial," Georges wrote. "Demonstrations near the courthouse threaten this interest by exposing witnesses and jurors to intimidation and harassment, undermining their ability to testify or to serve without fear of reprisal. In addition, demonstrations may expose jurors to extraneous material beyond the evidence presented at trial, improperly influencing their decision."
Records indicate that an appeal of Georges decision was filed with the SJC on Tuesday. Petitioners identified in the appeal docket include the Freedom to Protest Coalition and several individuals. A brief is also expected from the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, records show.
Oh. Thank you. And she has a spiel or a podcast or something?Auntie Bev's brother, John Prescott, defended Scott Albert in a 1995 hitnrun which he served prison time for. The two families are well known to each other.
No the Judge, auntie bev, refused to recuse herself even though she has a conflict of interest in this case.Oh. Thank you. And she has a spiel or a podcast or something?
No the Judge, auntie bev, refused to recuse herself even though she has a conflict of interest in this case.
I hope once the trial starts you can listen to the testimony & evidence to help perform a better opinion.
The 200' perimeter is unheard of and does hinder our Constitutional rights. IMO, this Judge is setting this case up for many grounds of appeal if KR should be found guilty. The ACLU took this issue on because it's never happened in any case before.
Exactly! And they don't necessarily take action by request.The ACLU doesn't care who you are or what you represent. If they think your Civil Rights are being abused, they step in. They've defended Klansmen, Rush Limbaugh, who'd never said a good word about them prior to them offering to take on his case. (He gladly accepted the help.) They'll help anyone who's Civil Rights are being assaulted. They are necessary to keep our democracy on track.
Oh it is the JUDGE. Did not realize. Thought even your answer made her some relative of someone who defended Albert. Not used to I guess the nicknames.No the Judge, auntie bev, refused to recuse herself even though she has a conflict of interest in this case.
I hope once the trial starts you can listen to the testimony & evidence to help perform a better opinion.
The 200' perimeter is unheard of and does hinder our Constitutional rights. IMO, this Judge is setting this case up for many grounds of appeal if KR should be found guilty. The ACLU took this issue on because it's never happened in any case before.
We don't have to agree on every case. I like that someone such as yourself truly doesn't know the 'extra' details about this case. Your point of view would make an ideal juror.Oh it is the JUDGE. Did not realize. Thought even your answer made her some relative of someone who defended Albert. Not used to I guess the nicknames.
I know quite a bit whether it seems so or not. I have watched some very in depth stuff and most of it leaning the way you do.
I don't like to be at odds with you one bit in opinion. I have tried to explain why I take the position I do and I'm not saying it is the correct one either. Everything out there is this one sided thing from the defense and only RARELY do I see that there is real evidence here and more on it. They definitely have made their campaign and flooded with one side effectively.
And like I said I will be honest, I don't like most here and I don't like Karen Read either. I think this case has so much more attention than some others can use that it is ridiculous.
One of the WORST people at JT actually taught me something early on when I was there. Can't stand the person as it came t be but this part was right and that is that when you have to explain too many things away it is unlikely the truth, well I kind of came to learn that one don't think that was from the person, but I think what this person said was that wild theories and having to make them fit or something like that is generally almost never the case either. Something on that order. From these things and I am just always more logic and common sense and her hitting him after a night of drinking and a turbulent relationship is far from far fetched and there is evidence and it firts--but the whole fight and killing of one of their own at a party and a dog involved and then luckily having her having dropped him off and not attending and to blame it on and yada yada yada is very far fetched. I can't put it any plainer. Imo. Can you see what I mean at all?
And again, I am not arguing the corruption of one or some. But of all?
It needs trial like Delphi. Bot have nothing but the defense being able to hold court to the public for too long.
I do not take this position to argue by any means. It's where I am truly at with it.
I have asked why they'd have done this? I have asked if his parents believe she did it or do they believe this other story? I have asked why frame her rather than someone else they dont' know, etc., some career criminal or lowlife? None of these things has anyone been able to answer here.
I have also said I am unsure if a juror I could convict her. That would take hearing and seeing the evidence.
The chance I will be able to watch it is slim. No time as you know and next week I have zilch.
My opinion though is an informed and logical one. Just because I don't live and breathe the defense claims doesn't mean I haven't watched it all or a ton on it.
I don't remember every detail always either in cases I have followed for years from day one but I do recall that I form my opinion is for a solid reason and remember some things others have forgotten. Just had a couple in the Daybell case where others were sure I had no idea what I was talking of but they were correct.
Anyhow, I also trust your opinion and know you are more invested so that matters to me as well. If she goes free, so be it. If she is found guilty, so be it. I have faith in juries and that most take the job very seriously.
Soooooo many questions!We don't have to agree on every case. I like that someone such as yourself truly doesn't know the 'extra' details about this case. Your point of view would make an ideal juror.
I'm not part of the Free Karen Read movement rather from the start of the investigation there are a lot of facts presented in court documents that don't make logical sense. Three witnesses, Ryan Nagel, Richie D'Antuono & Heather Maxon pulled behind Karen and their statements were that Karen was alone in her vehicle, John was not laying on the ground and her tail light was not broken. My curiosity started there and I looked for inconsistencies. There are a lot of them which is why I chose to watch channels that read the court documents so I could grasp the legal aspect.
Once the trial starts I hope we can continue this conversation. After going down the rabbit hole I'm already biased however I welcome your perspective.
Well that's refreshing. It truly does come from I mostly only hear the "Free Karen" side and when I do get a rare glimpse of another side it shows me it isn't all. I don't like when things all come from one side totally unlike a trial will be. And I'm sure not saying I am right nor know it as well.We don't have to agree on every case. I like that someone such as yourself truly doesn't know the 'extra' details about this case. Your point of view would make an ideal juror.
I'm not part of the Free Karen Read movement rather from the start of the investigation there are a lot of facts presented in court documents that don't make logical sense. Three witnesses, Ryan Nagel, Richie D'Antuono & Heather Maxon pulled behind Karen and their statements were that Karen was alone in her vehicle, John was not laying on the ground and her tail light was not broken. My curiosity started there and I looked for inconsistencies. There are a lot of them which is why I chose to watch channels that read the court documents so I could grasp the legal aspect.
Once the trial starts I hope we can continue this conversation. After going down the rabbit hole I'm already biased however I welcome your perspective.