Massachusetts, Karen Read

Karen Read's defense makes case to dismiss some charges before Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
BOSTON - Karen Read's attempt to get some criminal charges against her thrown out on the grounds of double jeopardy came before the highest court in Massachusetts today. The state's Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments from Read's defense and the prosecution about whether two criminal charges should be dismissed.
Karen Read's attorneys argue before highest Massachusetts court and more top stories
Lawyers for Karen Read are trying to get the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to dismiss some charges against her.
Highest court in Massachusetts to hear arguments in Karen Read’s bid to dismiss murder charge
The latest chapter in the Karen Read saga moves to the state’s highest court, where her attorneys are hoping to convince judges that several charges related to the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend should be dropped.
Karen Read will go before the state's highest court today. When will it decide on retrial?
Attorneys will make oral arguments today before the state‘s highest court on whether the state should be able to retry Karen Read on all charges.
Massachusetts Court Wary of Probing Karen Read Jurors Post-Trial
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appeared wary of making a post-trial inquiry into jurors’ mindset in the high-profile trial of Karen Read, who is fending off accusations that she killed her police officer boyfriend.
Karen Read's murder trial takes another turn. What the latest filings mean
Prosecutors and the defense team for Karen Read are jointly seeking to have her new trial pushed from January until April 1, 2025.
Karen Read to go before the state's highest court. What is the Supreme Judicial Court?
Attorneys for Karen Read will ask the state's highest court this week to have two charges dropped following a July mistrial.
Karen Read takes fight over criminal charges to state's highest court
The defense will be arguing that two of the three criminal counts against Karen Read should be dismissed before her second trial for the murder of John O'Keefe.
Karen Read takes fight over 2 criminal charges to Mass. SJC on Wednesday
Karen Read is expected to attend a hearing at the state’s highest court in Boston on Wednesday morning with her appellate attorney Martin Weinberg and trial attorneys David Yannetti and Alan Jackson.
City of Canton, Massachusetts, hires national firm to audit Police Department following Karen Read, Sandra Birchmore cases
A prominent firm has inked a contract to audit the Canton Police Department, an agency beset by its proximity in two ...
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More Karen Read case fallout: Head of Massachusetts State Police unit transferred
A Massachusetts State Police detective lieutenant involved in the Karen Read murder case has been transferred from his ...
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Prosecutors, defense ask to delay start of Karen Read's second criminal trial
Prosecutors and the defense in the high-profile Karen Read case have filed a joint motion ... and leaving him to die in the snow outside a home in Canton, Massachusetts, in January 2022.
Karen Read’s lawyers and the Norfolk DA’s Office want her murder trial to be delayed
Both Karen Read’s lawyers and the Norfolk DA’s Office are jointly pushing for a delay to her high-profile murder trial.
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A timeline of the Karen Read case and the story behind the high-profile Massachusetts murder trial
BOSTON – The high-profile Karen Read murder trial that got underway on April 16 at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts ended months later in a mistrial due to a hung jury.