Defense attorney Alan Jackson filed a motion to dismiss the case based on a conversation with 'Juror A' who contacted him the day after the trial ended.
The jurors in the Karen Read murder case unanimously voted to acquit her of second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend John O'Keefe before a mistrial was declared last week in the high-profile case, according to a motion filed Monday by Read's defense attorneys. Judge Beverly Cannone declared the mistrial on July 1 after the jury of six women and six men informed her that they were hopelessly deadlocked.
'Jackson said the defense was not given the opportunity to request that the court inquire about which count or counts the jury may have been deadlocked after the jurors returned with the note saying they were at an impasse.'Our perspectives on the evidence are starkly divided. Some members of the jury firmly believe the evidence surprises the burden of proof establishing the elements of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
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