Karen Read's legal battle continues as a federal judge dismissed her attempt to have state murder charges dropped, stating that claims of juror acquittal on several counts were unsupported. This follows a previous ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, which also denied her appeal. Read is accused of backing her vehicle into her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, a police officer, after a night of drinking. Her first trial ended in a hung jury, and she is scheduled for retrial in April, with her lawyers contesting the previous trial's procedures.
"After a hung jury on murder charges in July, Read's lawyers sought to dismiss some charges, claiming jurors indicated she was not guilty of those counts."
"The federal judge ultimately ruled against Read, citing that post-trial juror statements did not provide conclusive support for her innocence on two counts."
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