DEDHAM, Mass. — Jury selection in the retrial of Karen Read enters its third day Thursday with a total of seven jurors seated so far. Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone has questioned nearly 200 prospective jurors over two days, selecting four men and three women. Five jurors were picked Wednesday, and two were settled upon Tuesday.
So far, seven people have been picked to serve on the jury for Karen Read's second trial. The process continues Thursday.
More progress was made Wednesday in the Karen Read retrial jury selection process. Read is charged with second-degree murder in the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
Four Massachusetts residents are suing Judge Beverly Cannone over her decision to reinstate a 200-foot buffer zone outside Dedham’s Norfolk Superior Court for the retrial of Karen Read, arguing that their “constitutional guarantees” to protest have been violated.
Across the first two days of jury selection in the second Karen Read trial, 150 potential jurors have been questioned.
On the eve of the Karen Read retrial, Judge Beverly Cannone handed down rulings related to jurors and a defense expert for the heavily scrutinized Canton murder case.
A group of "Free Karen Read" supporters have filed a lawsuit in federal court, arguing that a court mandated buffer zone violates their constitutional rights.
Dozens of potential jurors told a Massachusetts judge they already had opinions on the Karen Read-John O'Keefe murder case before arriving in court Tuesday.