Karen Read loses double jeopardy appeal in Boston cop slaying case, will receive new trial
Massachusetts Supreme Court denies Karen Read's bid to have murder charges thrown out on grounds of double jeopardy in murder of police officer boyfriend.
High court denies Karen Read's double jeopardy claim
The state's top court ruled Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried on all previous charges in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe. The court rejected her attorneys' bid to dismiss two of the three counts.
SJC denies motion by lawyers for Karen Read to dismiss two charges against her
Read’s attorneys had asked the state’s highest court to throw out two charges — second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident— on double jeopardy grounds.
Massachusetts top court rules Karen Read can be retried in her boyfriend’s death
The state’s top court ruled Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried on all the same charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.
Karen Read case: Massachusetts’ top court denies Read’s appeal to toss charges
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court did not return accused murderer Karen Read’s trial team the opinion it wanted. The SJC has ruled that Read can be tried again on charges related to the drunken,
Karen Read considers taking appeal to federal court
Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court, the highest court in the state, issued a ruling Tuesday that keeps Karen Read's high-profile murder case on track for a second trial. In a statement, one of Read's attorneys said they are now considering taking the appeal to federal court.
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts to issue ruling in Karen Read case
Massachusetts’ highest court is set to issue an opinion in the Karen Read case on Tuesday. Karen Read is accused of killing her Boston Police office boyfriend John O’Keefe during a snowstorm. The first trial ended in a hung jury and a new trial is set to begin this year.
Karen Read defense seeking access to Sandra Birchmore police reports
Karen Read's case has drawn frequent comparisons to that of Sandra Birchmore, who federal prosecutors say was killed by a ...
Karen Read case: SJC rejects defense bid to drop two charges
The SJC, the state’s highest court, has issued its long-awaited decision on Karen Read’s bid to drop two of her charges.
Karen Read’s legal team weighing federal habeas corpus relief after Mass. SJC ruling
The ruling clears the way for the Commonwealth to prosecute Read on all three charges of second-degree murder, leaving the ...
Karen Read asks judge to allow testing of her and John O’Keefe’s cars
"Any evidence of a collision" between Karen Read's Lexus and John O'Keefe's Chevy on the day of O'Keefe's death will be ...
Karen Read’s defense team wants ‘forensically sound’ Canton PD footage, extra lawyer who has represented ‘Turtleboy’
Karen Read’s defense is making even more moves in advance of the Mansfield woman’s second murder trial, including a request ...
Suspended investigator texted prosecutor about ‘[a**hole] Jackson’ after first Karen Read trial
Hours after Karen Read’s first trial ended with a hung jury, the investigator whose crude text messages about her had badly ...
"Do your worst": Here's what Karen Read said in her post-Super Bowl TV interview
Karen Read's TV interview explained. Following the Super Bowl, Boston 25 News' Ted Daniel held an interview with Read and her lawyer Alan Jackson where Read disclosed some of her ...