Read’s lawyers again asked Judge Beverly Cannone to issue a finding of not guilty before the case even gets to the jury.

Arguing the motion, David Yannetti, a lawyer for Read, said the two witnesses the defense called from ARCCA, an accident ...

DEDHAM, Mass. — Attorneys in Karen Read’s murder retrial met with Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone on Thursday to discuss instructions for the jury ahead of closing arguments.

Judge Beverly Cannone ruled Thursday that Karen Read’s defense could not argue that someone else killed John O'Keefe, in what's called a third-party culprit defense.

Judge Beverly Cannone gave jurors in Karen Read’s second murder trial the day off Thursday, as lawyers look to hash out the final details of the criminal proceedings. The defense and prosecution are ...

Defense attorneys for Karen Read abandoned their plans to blame two other men for John O'Keefe's death ahead of Friday's closing arguments in the high-profile trial.

Without the jury in the room, prosecutors and Read’s defense will convene for a charge conference starting at 10 a.m. — the ...

During the charge conference, the attorneys will discuss the instructions given to jurors in Karen Read's trial as they begin deliberations.

The judge and lawyers in the second murder trial of Karen Read have met to discuss instructions for the jury, which is slated ...

The judge and lawyers in the second murder trial of Karen Read met Thursday to discuss instructions for the jury, who could begin deliberating Friday.

The defense in the second trial of Karen Read rested its case on Wednesday and said Read was framed for the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend.