Karen Read judge sets last-minute deadline on crash reconstruction experts central to her defense

Massachusetts Judge Beverly Cannone acceptable a Friday deadline for Karen Read's defence squad to crook implicit further disclosures astir the arguable clang reconstruction steadfast that is cardinal to her defence arsenic she faces a retrial connected execution charges successful the decease of John O'Keefe.

Read, present 45, was dating O'Keefe erstwhile helium died astatine 46 years aged successful January 2022. Prosecutors accidental she backed her Lexus SUV into him, past near him for dormant successful a Boston suburb during a blizzard.

She has pleaded not blameworthy and argued she is being framed. Her archetypal proceedings ended with a deadlocked assemblage past year, and an important constituent of her defence was adept witnesser grounds from 2 members of ARCCA, the reconstruction firm, who said O'Keefe's fatal injuries were not caused by her vehicle.

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Karen Read and lawyer Alan Jackson reappraisal assemblage questionnaires astatine Norfolk Superior Court connected Wednesday, April 9, 2025 successful Dedham, Massachusetts. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Special authoritative Hank Brennan warned successful tribunal connected Wednesday that without further disclosures astir what the experts volition accidental this clip around, helium is disquieted determination could beryllium a "trial by ambush" successful which they present caller claims with the proceedings underway.

The ARCCA witnesses person been a cardinal contented up of Read’s 2nd trial, with Brennan having asked the tribunal to person their grounds precluded implicit concerns that they were not autarkic arsenic described and had been contracted by the defence without their fiscal ties being disclosed. That question was denied.

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Special Assistant District Attorney Hank Brennan introduces himself during assemblage enactment successful the execution proceedings of Karen Read astatine Norfolk Superior Court connected Tuesday, April 15, 2025 successful Dedham, Massachusetts. (Nancy Lane/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)

Since then, helium said helium has been asking for the disclosures for months to nary avail, and the sides had a contentious speech successful tribunal implicit the contented connected Wednesday.

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"If it wasn’t truthful evident this would happen, I wouldn’t beryllium truthful upset implicit it," Brennan told the judge.

Defense lawyer Alan Jackson called Brennan’s protestation "feigned indignation" and said the ARCCA witnesses were moving connected a rebuttal to a prosecution adept revealed successful February. He said the defence received the last study from that adept connected March 24 and would crook implicit disclosures arsenic soon arsenic they were available.

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Cannone gave the defence until 5 p.m. Friday. Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday.

Officer John O’Keefe poses for his authoritative headshot. O’Keefe’s girlfriend, Karen Reed, is presently connected proceedings for execution aft helium was recovered dormant extracurricular a Massachusetts location successful January 2022. (Boston Police Department)

"By April 18, 2025 astatine 5:00 p.m., the suspect is to nutrient to the Commonwealth immoderate outstanding discovery," Cannone wrote. "In addition, by April 18, 2025 astatine 5:00 p.m., the suspect indispensable disclose to the Commonwealth immoderate oral practice agreements oregon knowing regarding anticipated reimbursements oregon payments to oregon connected behalf of ARCCA betwixt immoderate subordinate of ARCCA and the defence team, including the defendant."

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By noon Monday, she added, the defence has to disclose immoderate pending investigating arsenic good arsenic the day of its expected completion and results.