Lawyers on both sides of Karen Reed’s case have asked for her new trial to be delayed by three months, as prosecutors say they want to re-examine evidence and prepare to call new witnesses.
read, 44, is scheduled to face trial For the second time in the case, she has been accused of drunkenly running her SUV over her Boston policeman boyfriend John O’Keefe and leaving him to die in the snow in January 2022.
After the first hearing, his second hearing is to be held on January 27. ended with a hung jury In summer.
However, on Monday prosecutors filed a motion — with Reed’s consent — asking Norfolk County Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannon to push the new trial to April 1.
Special Assistant District Attorney Hank Brennan said in a two-page filing that the office plans to “re-examine the forensic evidence” and call new expert witnesses “who did not testify in the first trial” — all of whom are prepared. It will take time to do.
Reid’s team said it would need time to consider and potentially respond “possibly with additional experts of its own,” the filing said.
Canon will still have to sign off on the request for an adjournment – which he is likely to do since both parties have agreed to it.
Reed faces charges of second-degree murder, including causing death and leaving the scene of a murder, in O’Keefe’s murder – to which he has maintained his innocence.
The case ended at trial on July 1 with a deadlocked jury, garnering a large number of supporters for Reed’s innocence.
Reed’s attorneys told the jury that their client was the victim of a law enforcement cover-up to conceal that O’Keefe was actually killed in a fight with his police friends after Reed shot him to death in Canton, Mass., with policeman Brian Had left the house. Albert.
judge cannon Refused to reject Reed’s bid Case of murder and leaving the scene of death based on multiple jurors reportedly surfaced The defense team claimed that they actually wanted to acquit Reed of those charges.
Both the prosecutor’s office and Reed’s attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday morning.
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