After closing arguments concluded, Judge Beverly Cannone called for a lunch recess at 12:35 p.m. In the afternoon, Cannone will give the jury their instructions before they begin their deliberations.

The defense rested its case Wednesday, saying Read was framed for the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend.

Both sides in Karen Read’s murder retrial appeared in court Thursday for a hearing before they deliver closing arguments to jurors on Friday. The hearing is known as a charge conference, where the parties hash out instructions the jury will receive before they start deliberating. Jurors weren’t present for Thursday’s proceedings.