Jury resumes deliberating in Karen Read retrial
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The judge overseeing the Karen Read trial denied a motion filed by Read’s defense Monday morning to amend the verdict slip given to the jurors. The motion asked Judge Beverly Cannone to give the jury a new slip for one of the three charges Read faces in connection with the death of her boyfriend,
The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began.
Prosecutor Hank Brennan opened his closing argument by saying Read callously decided to leave O’Keefe dying in the snow, fully aware that he was gravely injured. He described that decision as “a choice” to let O’Keefe die. He also said Read was well beyond the legal alcohol limit when she drove at the time.