Will the judge declare a mistrial in the Karen Read case? Legal expert weighs in

WBZ-TV's Cheryl Fiandaca says the judge will most likely wait and give the jury time before declaring a mistrial in the Karen Read case.

[@Sonny190]

Really. This judge has been horrible since the start

[@couls3able]

The worst Ive ever seen by far!

[@ericwsmith7722]

I just foud out,,,, a former cop in on the jury, the fix was in from day one.....Male, the only one smiling when they came out and talked to the judge

[@LazySusan.]

​@@ericwsmith7722 A current cop was on a jury I was on. And he kept voting NG.

[@enzoinfinity1]

you think everyone is bad except from your side so opinion denied

[@ericwsmith7722]

@@LazySusan. ----was a cop the defendant in the case ?

[@Usernotfound31231]

Good thing Bev made the jury instructions as confusing as possible, right Bev? 🙄

[@michelleselby122]

No kidding!

[@beckyclark5047]

I don’t think the judge likes Karen Read.

[@f.r.etling6226]

The judge has nothing to do with the verdict

[@miamiflorida6965]

Ya think? 😂

[@gloriamarion6038]

That’s rather obvious

[@NYC2023-du8mg]

Nope; nor does Karen Read's deceased boyfriend's family.

[@remowilliams7569]

@@f.r.etling6226 You should have watched the trial before posting such an untruthful comment.

[@Busyeagle11]

I wish this judge can be investigated or called out. So many lie and corruption going on

[@txmalentx]

Four days ! Enough! Not guilty!

[@micheleewing1960]

She doesn’t know but she is being looked at by the FBI

[@staceysteele5064]

I think it’s one person who is being stubborn. Who would rather be right than prevent a potentially innocent person from going to prison.

[@gloriamarion6038]

I agree with you totally

[@twistedneck]

Exactly, one of the Brian Albert types with three brain cells.

[@MickG-p5n]

Could be the ex cop!

[@roba.8907]

@@MickG-p5nIs there really a former cop on the jury? That’s crazy

[@MickG-p5n]

@@roba.8907 Yup

[@michelleselby122]

I believe this hung jury is a direct reflection of the unprofessionalism of the Judge. In other trials a judge is focused on the case and is unbiased. I think she is a horrible Judge.

[@jenbabe1796]

A hung jury has nothing to do with a judge. That’s the most ridiculous comment

[@LazySusan.]

​@jenbabe1796 Thank you. This is status quo. I would figure they'd try one more time no matter what.

[@gigis6790]

@@jenbabe1796 This judge showed biases to CW. There was evidence and cross examination by defense that would be valuable for jurors to grasp the level of corruption in LE. Had the jury been privy to that evidence chances are they wouldn't be deadlocked. That in itself was corrupt and absolutely can sway a verdict. Shame on her. No wonder the they have such a mess.

[@leonerdlikestoreference3162]

That would require a judge with integrity. So far there's no physical evidence of any of those in Massachusetts

[@user-bq6rw2lu5j]

Any human being that cannot clearly see not only the exculpatory evidence but the corruption is blind There is definitely a mole on the Jury They got to a juror. Judge should dismiss based on the evidence or lack of

[@ericwsmith7722]

Its not blind,,,,,,its blue blinders, a former cop is on the jury,,,,, the one hold out on common sense and justice.

[@MickG-p5n]

Judge has been biased all the way through the trial

[@giseledesjardins8239]

But the Judge refused to let them have the transcripts of the witnesses testimony. Who the f k does that? The MA Judge in the Michelle Troconis trial allowed the Jurors to have copies of the transcript but not this judge. How can they even make a determination without witness transcripts, especially in this case when so many had either made false statements or failed to mention certain things at first? This judge needs to go, not sure if y'all vote for your Judges like in many states . But if you do vote for your Judges vote her out

[@MichaelOnines]

Sending in full transcripts is improper. Occasionally judges will allow portions of a transcript to be read back to a jury with the full court assembled.

[@giseledesjardins8239]

@@MichaelOnines in the Troconis trial they got the transcripts. Attorney Laura Lee a Georgia attorney does say it's allowed and confirmed the MA Judge in the Traconnis case allowed it. I will try to research it but that's my memory too when I watched it

[@giseledesjardins8239]

@@MichaelOnines my mistake in the Traconnis trial the Jury asked for the transcripts of a certain witness and the judge let them hear it , see it again. But this judge told them ahead of time that would not be allowed and would have to rely on memory which is nuts to me. Some people don't have a good memory like I do😂😉

[@MichaelOnines]

@@giseledesjardins8239 OK, I'll walk back from "improper", but it is still very rare. In most cases the trial transcript doesn't even exist in a publishable form until well after trial has concluded, and the party that wants the transcript published has to fund the conversion from shorthand typescription (or in this case that speaker horn the court clerk was using) into a readable format.

[@GH-oi2jf]

I've been on juries. We never asked for transcripts. We processed the testimony as it occurred, and remembered the important parts.

[@kristaselene]

This jury was intimidated. The case was well-presented. No need for confusion. There is likely 1-2 jurors who don’t want to be responsible for doing the right/wrong thing.

[@isola-bella]

Agree with you 100%

[@staceysteele5064]

Judge in Chad Darnell trial was amazing. Judge in Alex Murdaugh trial was amazing. There are good judges out there who don’t have relationships with witnesses. She’s the worst judge. Should have recused herself.

[@Robin-xt7yo]

Yes! I love Judge Clifton Newman who was the judge in Alec Murdaugh's trial. Judge Newman was very professional.

[@amyanndiamond7367]

There's a juror they got to. The man who was smiling as they walked out.

[@peace-yv4qd]

Lol.

[@somethingclever8916]

He could be smiling that he's out for the day. Karen reed conspiracy theorists are crazier than lizard people conspiracy theories

[@LazySusan.]

​@@somethingclever8916 It's really out of hand

[@ned6938]

This is insane. What idiot thinks she is guilty of anything?

[@somethingclever8916]

Look at the people who think there was a conspiracy... why not drop john in a body of water and say he drowned. Karen reed conspiracy Is as likely as lizard people

[@Anna-cx4tg]

Probably because she called his friend at 5 a.m. and said he was dead before they even went looking for him, cut all contact with his family the next day and told her father she hit something.

[@Jmmw25]

@@Anna-cx4tgyou’re trying way too hard!! Are you Michael proctor Jen McCabe or Colin Albert? 😂 what a joke

[@Anna-cx4tg]

@@Jmmw25 wow, you've really destroyed my arguments here 😂

[@falcosirrus8620]

I wonder which part they are stuck on. Is it they cannot agree whether it is a car or cover up, or is it they cannot agree whether it was deliberate or accident.

[@nataliedigiovanni4863]

Probably the latter unfortunately

[@ned6938]

The only possible reason for this is that the cops have threatened some of the jurors.

[@Anna-cx4tg]

You have a wild imagination. Meanwhile, a blogger she's in contact with because he does her PR has actually been charged with witness intimidation

[@Jmmw25]

@@Anna-cx4tgnice try! This is exactly what’s going on. You must not be too smart

[@Bringthewinter]

It wouldnt surprise me. Anyone who has ever served on a jury (multiple ones) knows that it isn’t that hard unless you are dealing with a very stupid person or a very suspicious person on the jury with you.

[@afrodeity1576]

What i don't understand is when two forensic doctors one being the prosecution 's said he wasn't hit by a car and two ARCCA experts also said the same, then does it take brain 🧠 surgery for any doubter to understand she didn't do it???? I don't know Karen Read but i watched the whole damn trial and it's quite obvious she's not guilty.

[@jamaidiangrace]

EXACTLY….. now they have moved out of the house, the dogs gone…..so much of the evidence that they need to lay charges to the real CRIMINALS……Again, more corruption in the justice system. So sickening! Free KR, get out and do your Jobs, because the police know exactly where to go.

[@65cj55]

They said it wasn't your typical hit and run, not that he wasn't....also the ARCCA Experts had a very narrow scope, they never had access to evidence like the Lexus Data, the DNA, and more.

[@ericwsmith7722]

90% of the judges just discusst me.They openly protect cops on the stand, and believe any fairy tail that comes out of their mouths like its the word of god and miracles do happen. 99% of sitting judges were strait arrows since they were children,but once they get on the bench so many of them feel entitled to do anything they want, and treat the police like piers,that are on "their team" You see it when every once in a while they get into some kind of traffic or other dispute, and their whole attitude is "its me,a judge,,,I am one of us,not one of them"

[@cathymcmahan7530]

The judge is in the wrong

[@govindagovindaji4662]

It IS a judge's prerogative so there is no right or wrong.

[@gigis6790]

@@govindagovindaji4662 ok...as long as honesty and integrity are not important. As long as people are willing to tolerate or accept this and not hold judges and LE to a higher standard the corruption will get worse.

[@cathymcmahan7530]

@@govindagovindaji4662 that is not true they must follow the law.

[@govindagovindaji4662]

@@cathymcmahan7530 A judges prerogative to send the jury back and continue attempting to reach a verdict IS the law. I thought that was what you were referring to - her sending them back.

[@ginapafitis1966]

All the Prosecutions witnesses body language all showed GUILTY 😂 BIAS JUDGE DISCUSTING

[@JWilletts23]

The defense made stronger cases against two others than the prosecution made against the defendant.

[@LazySusan.]

Well then they shouldn't have asked for a mistrial. If they're so confident they wouldn't want to do it again.

[@suzanne5544]

@LazySusan. When did the Defence ask for a mistrial??? Please point me to that part. If you want clarification about what Yanetti asked the judge for… please ask. It was not for a mistrial.. maybe you misunderstood? Have a wonderful evening :)

Anybody ever watch the movie “cop land”? That’s what these cops are doing to their town.

[@jackiep1124]

That’s scary. To think half the jury are disregarding all the reasonable doubt. In other words, the judge is telling them to get back until they have a guilty.

[@GH-oi2jf]

We don't know what the split is.

[@lynneb620]

Yes…it’s a complicated process. The judge wants them to review all the evidence and go through each of the charges separately. She feels as though they have not put enough time into it. We don’t know how it’s weighing out. Are more leaning towards guilty or not guilty ? How do you convince someone to change their views ? It must be very draining !

[@MK-sg3nx]

Mistrial

[@gloriamarion6038]

That’s not a mistrial. It’s a hung jury

[@MichaelOnines]

@@gloriamarion6038 If the jury does remain hung, a mistrial is declared.

[@marcopolo9446]

*THEY WON'T CALL TROOPER PROCTOR TO TESTIFY AGAIN BECAUSE HE'LL BE IN JAIL GETTIMG BEAT*

[@afrodeity1576]

👍👍👍👍💯 agree 💯🙌

[@NYC2023-du8mg]

Lol ...

[@alcarmona7499]

The prosecution won't but the defense sure will

[@ned6938]

Absolutely nothing will happen to him.

[@Matt-xc6sp]

@@ned6938Him and the entire case are under federal investigation

[@46L482]

This case should have gone to Boston. This town is now known to be one of the most corrupt towns in America. This is what happens when people have no understanding of basic science and math. Can not tell the difference a lie and the truth.

[@65cj55]

If it's a mistrial, she will be tried again..

[@mbl8398]

Well then hopefully the jury will be smart enough to get it right in the retrial

[@65cj55]

@@mbl8398 They may get it right this time, and come back with Guilty.

[@mzbatonrougebeauty5267]

Maybe the prosecutor will be smart and leave this case alone. I find it strange there are ppl that think the state proved its case

[@Jmmw25]

Same here! People can’t actually think that! They’re just afraid of the old Albert family. Because they’re such bad people. They’ll hurt anyone who tries to go against what they want. They killed their own dog

[@NURIYAH-xq7kn]

What stabilization tools were used for the shots in this video?

[@JiVeTurKey-zs7hy]

lally~gag, that isn't willing cuz he knows this his *ONLY* shot, don't believe state will allow him to retry this case... Huh, they said *Exhausted* like the judge said she was tired, jury is tired !!! My arm got broken by a basketball being kicked while laying on ground, so John got hit by a truck going 24mph & nothing broken & especially *NO BRUISING* either....no way !!!

[@grasshopper1451]

I was a pedestrian and got hit by a vehicle going about 27mph According to witnesses, I became a projectile and landed back on the side of the road I started crossing from. Fractured skull , fractured neck, broken femur, 2 broken elbows. I bleeding profusely and had to be life flighted to the nearest trauma unit. Like you, we were supposed to believe that OJO'S injuries were caused by a car in reverse doing 25 MPH. Well, if that's true, I guess I should start knocking back a few bud lights next time I go out for my morning walk!

[@govindagovindaji4662]

Nothing--> ? I would not call "dead" nothing.

[@r_and_a]

​@@govindagovindaji4662 being dead is "nothing" consistent with the circumstances charged against karen - #JusticeForJOK isn't corrupt prosecution so #FreeKarenRead

[@zirconiumdiamond1416]

The 24 MPH thing wasn't even from the right key turn. We don't actually know the speed of the collision, because the prosecution's "expert" identified the wrong data as being the event.

[@barbaradodge1442]

I also got thrown and bounced a couple times & had a huge egg(bump) on the back of my head from hitting the ground both my eyes were black n blue

[@eloanakruger3352]

They’ll def retry her

[@micheleewing1960]

I think the FBI investigation with come out by then

[@eloanakruger3352]

@@micheleewing1960 I hope so

[@weeknders]

She can be tried again.

[@marys5624]

Karen Read needs to stop speaking to the press and mugging it up for her “fans”. I don’t think she purposely hit him, if she did it at all, but she seems to like all the attention a little too much and that’s disgusting to me when a man is dead! She’ll probably write a book and profit from this tragedy.

[@carolynadkins1887]

She’s loving every minute of it. She makes me nauseous.

[@justicedenyd]

Karen and her family likely had to pay over a million dollars to defend this case. If she is found not guilty of killing Officer O'keefe, then she has every right to write a book or whatever else she chooses to do in order to recoup that loss!Karen and her family likely had to pay over a million dollars to defend this case. If she is found not guilty of killing Officer O'keefe, then she has every right to write a book or whatever else she chooses to do in order to recoup that loss!

[@heyzues333]

It’s never about right or wrong, never about truth, it’s always about perpetuating political numbers.

[@claridee0765]

What about the altering of evidence? What about the dog bites? Where is the dog? Why get rid of cell phones when you know this is going on? This whole thing screams cover up😡

[@amacvtt]

I’m so over hearing about Karen, Boston, etc. there are so many important things happening in the world, including a man who lost his life, and she’s going to smirk on the way in and out of court? no class

[@somethingclever8916]

I think it's too early to cry mistrial. If they were deliberating for a couple weeks it would be one thing. Few days..... whiny

[@ashadecastro276]

Not guilty. Easy. Ther prived the car did not hit the officer. How is this even disputed anymore

[@masonlight689]

CORRUPTION

[@ebonycrowns5457]

There has to be a mile in that Jury this is insane

[@ashadecastro276]

SO MUCH REASONABLE DOUBT

[@MariaDiaz-md3ud]

Ive been following this case the beginning and honestly its scary to think that the justice system will do anything and everything to get what they want.since the beginning the prosecution's case has been so weak, with so many holes in their case while the defense shined through each and every time. My biggest concern here is that there is an ex cop in the jury. That should have never been allowed. The jury will never come to a unanimous decision because of that one juror., and lets be real wether you're an active or ex police officer, they will never betray the brotherhood. Js.

[@micheleewing1960]

When a legal system has been corrupt for years they become arrogant about being caught that’s where they make their mistakes

[@mbl8398]

I think that’s part of the reason so many people are so invested in this case! Everyone realized Karen could be any of us and it’s a serious and scary thought! It is not right or ok!

[@martinaosullivan1622]

I wouldnt change my mind on my verdict they would gave to lock me up

[@wendyw2118]

How the hell can the jury not find her innocent she didn't do this and the real culprits testified against her shocking the judge is so wrong

[@MickG-p5n]

The judge is part of the clan

[@GH-oi2jf]

Juries don't find defendants "innocent." They may find them "not guilty."

[@MagnoliaBelle369]

Not great news. Four days in any other case is either not guilty or a hung jury and the judge accepts it and it's back to the state to retry or not. Now they'll vote for conviction just to get out of there. And the judge wants a guilty verdict, so she'll make the jury sit until they get there.

[@17_73]

No.

[@rosecurran6687]

So. Clearly. Guilty.

[@isola-bella]

I have a feeling the jurors feel the pressure from all these cops involved in this case and this is what probably make some of them to look away and do not consider the reasonable doubt in the case presented by the state.. It's the only way I can explain myself them not being able to reach a verdict.

[@audreydaleski1067]

Obvious yesterday.

[@1ACL]

A "mistrial " is very different than a "hung jury", I think? Am I wrong?

[@CH-vm6cq]

Hung jury leads to mistrial

[@zirconiumdiamond1416]

A mistrial means that the trial didn't end in a valid conclusion. That can be caused by a hung jury. Or it could be caused by something that taints the jury (e.g. information that was supposed to remain out being shown to the jury). Or probably any number of other things.

[@Therapistmind]

Omg it’s not rocket science just come to a decision!

[@graemejoyce5629]

With experts testifying that he wasn't hit by her vehicle, it must hinge on a belief that police don't plant evidence. The unknown is the effect of this obvious culture in the district upon jury members (fear of retribution). Canton's issues neither start nor stop in this trial; as long as the people's desire for change gains momentum, change will come.

[@micheleewing1960]

Exactly there are some people that do not want to believe corruption is in every system they live in small minded worlds

[@miamiflorida6965]

#NotGuilty

[@MatthewWhitty-fk5rq]

If it's a hung jury and it's a retail then they need to find Brian Albert's dog, look at his old house and renovations and show every shred of deleted messages from the mcalberts and Brian higgens.

[@Anna-cx4tg]

There was no dog dna on John.

[@tiffanieoverby7803]

@@Anna-cx4tgthey only swabbed his shirt though….i don’t have a dog in this fight either way but have to go by what was proven and it was proven and testified too that they only swabbed the shirt which was stupid

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[@B.Weiser]

Karen is innocent 💯

[@peace-yv4qd]

No she's not.

[@cantmakethisshitup412]

​@@peace-yv4qdYES she is. Proctor said it would be an animal to prove and that's exactly why he planted the evidence. Food for thought

[@Teddy.565]

She did it

[@romerez917]

i am sure they will find her guilty.

[@slro2136]

Shes 100% guilty!!

[@davidt01]

Did you look at all the evidence?

[@MK-sg3nx]

Agree

[@figgy7099]

agree

[@twistedneck]

Nice trolling... well done really.

[@wendyw2118]

how the real culprits are testifying against her if you cant see that you must be a member of the family

[@govindagovindaji4662]

She has to at least get a DUI, no? Or a DUI and leaving scene of accident?

[@gloriamarion6038]

What accident?

[@zirconiumdiamond1416]

The statute of limitations is probably over for straight DUI. She didn't hit anyone, so there isn't any hit and run to charge.

[@B.Weiser]

What accident ? He was beaten to death inside that house !

[@GH-oi2jf]

Has she been charged with that? She can only be convicted on the charges.

[@cantmakethisshitup412]

She was at home logged into wifi when they allege John O'Keefe was killed. She is innocent 💯

[@slro2136]

If I was on that jury id convict her in a heartbeat!

[@davidt01]

No you would carefully consider the evidence.

[@miamiflorida6965]

Then you are not doing your judicial duties.

[@wendyw2118]

ok troll

[@zirconiumdiamond1416]

How do you explain the lack of bruising?

[@tinawoodell1957]

You must be watching a different trial 😊😊

[@michaelnone5854]

If the prosecution decides to try this case again then they should pay all out of pocket. Including Karen Reads defense attorneys.