2 more jurors still needed as jury selection in Karen Read retrial continues
While technically enough to fill a full jury bench, Judge Beverly Cannone wants a jury of 18 people, including six alternates.
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While technically enough to fill a full jury bench, Judge Beverly Cannone wants a jury of 18 people, including six alternates.
Read revealed her thoughts on the 15 jurors picked so far ahead of what could be the final day of jury selection.
Read is accused of hitting John O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV in Canton and leaving him to die in the cold after a night of drinking.
Three new jurors were added during jury selection Tuesday, after one was excused, bringing the total jury court to 12 through six days.
“To quote Shawshank Redemption, ‘Hope is a great thing, sometimes the best of things,’ so I’ll take any chance with the Supreme Court, Ted,” Read said.
The first week of jury selection in the Karen Read trial just wrapped up, with 68 potentially new juror candidates screened in Dedham on Friday.
Read herself is involved in the selection process, going over jury questionnaires as she did at her first trial.
Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone questioned nearly 90 more prospective jurors on Wednesday.
Ninety-two jury candidates appeared in the Norfolk County Superior courtroom Tuesday, where Judge Beverley Cannone asked them over 30 questions regarding the case.
The students will serve as law clerks, assisting with case law research, document preparation, and courtroom analysis.