Karen Read's second trial will be delayed, Massachusetts judge rules
DEDHAM – The judge in the Karen Read case has agreed to delay the start of her second trial in the death Boston police officer John O'Keefe.
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During a hearing on November 4, both sides asked Judge Beverly Cannone to delay the start of the trial from January 27 until April 1.
On Monday, Cannone allowed the motion. Lawyers will propose a schedule for the trial during a previously scheduled hearing set to take place on Thursday.
Read's first trial ended with a mistrial when the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision.
Attorneys for Read have appealed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in an attempt to get two of the three charges against her dismissed. They argue that jurors unanimously agreed to acquit her on charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of personal injury and death and were only deadlocked on manslaughter while operating under the influence of alcohol.
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Cannone has made multiple rulings in the case over the last several weeks. The judge rejected a prosecution request for phone records of Read's parents.
Last week, Cannone approved a request from the prosecution to get access to unedited and off-the-record recordings from interviews with Read and her family.
Read is accused of hitting O'Keefe, who she was dating at the time, with her SUV following a night of drinking and leaving him to die outside a Canton home in January 2022. Read argues she is being framed and is the victim of a coverup by several people including law enforcement.
