Fate of Karen Read now in jury's hands
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The same issue arose at Read’s first trial: multiple jurors, in the wake of Cannone declaring a mistrial, reported to Read’s defense that they agreed to acquit her on two of the three counts, but they didn’t know they could return a partial verdict. That led to a lengthy appeals fight that was appealed to but not taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began at Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. As crowds gathered outside the courthouse,
Karen Read, center, sits with her attorneys, Alan Jackson, second left, and David Yannetti, second right, during her trial for murder at Norfolk Superior Court, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in