Jury deliberations resume Mon. in Karen Read murder trial
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The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began.
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Lawyers in the murder trial of Karen Read gave their closing arguments Friday after weeks of testimony in a highly divisive case.
Karen Read proposed that she personally select which of the jurors would serve as alternates in her murder trial — an idea the judge denied.
Residents of Canton, Massachusetts are looking forward to restoring peace in the town that's been divided by the high-profile case.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the defense attorneys for Karen Read are expected to give jurors their closing arguments on Friday as her retrial for the death of her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, nears its end.
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“As it stands now, no competent defense counsel would call Mr. Proctor,” Jack Lu, a retired superior court judge, said in an interview before Read’s defense rested this week. “He has the ability to eviscerate the defense but without him they have a path to victory.”
Read’s lawyers again asked Judge Beverly Cannone to issue a finding of not guilty before the case even gets to the jury.