As Karen Read prepares for her retrial, her defense team is seeking state reimbursement for an expert who examined police surveillance footage related to the death of her boyfriend, Boston Officer John O'Keefe. Disputes have arisen over the preservation of this footage, with the defense arguing that key evidence may have been lost over time. Prosecutors contend that the defense was aware of the risks and assert that chain of custody issues undermine the video evidence's validity. These ongoing motions reveal the intricate challenges in the legal proceedings leading up to the retrial.
In court filings, special prosecutor Hank Brennan stated he and defense attorney Alan Jackson discussed the possibility that original video footage might no longer be stored.
The defense has maintained that prosecutors failed to establish a chain of custody for the footage they've produced, raising significant concerns about its reliability.
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