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Judge slams Karen Read for smirking at her as she awaits fate in murder trial: ‘This is funny?’
By Priscilla DeGregory,
3 days ago
Karen Read was slapped down by a Massachusetts judge Wednesday for seemingly making a face during a discussion over key documents — as the jury continued to deliberate her fate in the sensational murder trial.
A video feed of the proceedings showed a seated Read obscured by defense lawyer Alan Jackson, who was standing as he had been addressing the judge.
Karen Read was slapped down by a Massachusetts judge Wednesday for seemingly making a face during a discussion over key documents as the jury continued to deliberate her fate in the sensational murder trial. Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK A video feed of the proceedings showed a seated Read obscured by defense lawyer Alan Jackson, who was standing as he had been addressing the judge. NBC10 Boston Karen Read watches as the jury enters the courtroom for the start of the second day of deliberations at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., Wednesday June 26, 2024. AP
But Cannone overruled Jackson’s objection, saying it was the standard verdict sheet in Massachusetts courts for this type of case.
Later, the judge said she reconsidered Jackson’s concern about the verdict sheet and read an additional instruction to the jury to clarify, also sending them a tweaked version of the form.
Read is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly mowing down her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her Lexus SUV after a night of drinking. Prosecutors claim she then left O’Keefe to die in the snow during a storm on Jan. 28, 2022.
If convicted, she faces up to life in prison.
The jury deliberated for three hours Tuesday and has continued deliberating for a second day Wednesday.
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