Karen Read judge grants defense video access, allows dog bite experts – with limits

With conscionable days to spell earlier Karen Read's retrial successful the execution of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, the justice connected Thursday issued rulings connected a fistful of motions that were inactive undecided aft the last proceeding wrapped up Wednesday.

Read is accused of striking O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV during a drunken statement and past leaving the scene, wherever helium was recovered dormant with signs of terrible caput trauma and hypothermia the adjacent morning. She has pleaded not blameworthy and claimed she was being framed.

Judge Beverly Cannone granted the defence entree to a transcript of surveillance video from the Canton Police Department's sally larboard – a unafraid country for vehicles – from Jan. 29, 2022, the time O'Keefe was recovered dormant connected the beforehand tract of chap Boston bull Brian Albert.

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Karen Read booking photo (Massachusetts State Police)

She denied a prosecution question to exclude adept witnesser Garrett Wing, the canine trainer expected to attest astir injuries recovered connected O'Keefe's arm. This was denied "without prejudice," meaning prosecutors tin effort again, but Cannone wrote that she believes helium is "qualified by experience" that could beryllium adjuvant to the jury.

She partially granted a defence question to exclude grounds from Dr. James Crosby. He is allowed to attest for the prosecution mostly astir canine bites but is not allowed to accidental his investigation excluded "Chloe" – Albert's canine – arsenic the root of injuries to O'Keefe's arm.

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The defence for Karen Read displays accusation it claims exonerates Read successful the execution of John O'Keefe during her archetypal proceedings connected May 3, 2024, successful Dedham, Mass. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

She gave the defence a deadline of Friday to oppose, successful writing, the prosecution petition that a third-party scholar beryllium selected to work a transcript of substance messages sent betwixt Read and O'Keefe.

Read the judge's rulings:

Both sides declined to comment, citing restrictions connected discussing the progressive case. 

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They are scheduled to present opening statements adjacent week, with the prosecution up archetypal connected Tuesday.

Karen Read and John O'Keefe (Courtesy of Karen Read)

The proceedings is expected to past six to 8 weeks aft taking much than 2 weeks to spot a jury. Read could look a maximum of beingness successful situation if convicted.