Karen Read, Prosecution
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Karen Read's defense team challenges murder allegations in the death of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, as the prosecution rests its case with key testimony.
The defense in Karen Read’s murder retrial took center stage Friday when they called their first witness to the stand after the prosecution rested its case late Thursday morning.Read, 45, of Mansfield,
DEDHAM, Mass. (WJAR) — The judge in the Karen Read murder trial on Friday denied a defense motion to make a required finding of not guilty. The defense argued that the prosecution failed to prove its case. Defense attorney Alan Jackson said there has been no evidence that Read intended to kill or harm her boyfriend, John O'Keefe.
Karen Read pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe and is facing a retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict last year.
Defense attorney Alan Jackson on Friday morning made a push to get the murder case against Karen Read thrown out. He was shut down.
The prosecution appears to be on the verge of resting its case in the Karen Read retrial, which resumes Tuesday after Memorial Day.