The prosecution has evidence that it claims will support their arguments. Taillight pieces at scene and in John's clothing, witnesses who claim Karen said "I hit him!" when the body was found, and evidence that she was drunk. They'll also try to make Read out to be a villain with poor character.
The problem for the prosecution is the incredibly poor investigation and evidence handling and the fact that the lead State Trooper lied to a state grand jury about his relationships with key players. The defense shouldn't have any problem showing reasonable doubt.
So when she gets off, then what? My guess is that, unfortunately, nothing more will happen.
The prosecution claims a lot of things and as you state the D should have no trouble showing reasonable doubt.
I don’t know that JO’s family will ever know for sure what happened that night bc of all the obfuscation, layering of lie upon lie and appearance of a cover up and as importantly the black out drinking that night. Yes Karen Read was drunk apparently but so were all the other people at the after hours house party.
To me this investigation was more than just shoddy it was meant to point at only one person.
Too many missteps . Why? All these people claiming not to know each other - ooops - easy to catch u in that one. No sanctions on the prosecution for very very late discovery to the D. Just blatant transparent bs.
When I read about the missteps of a few of the Canton LE ( sure let’s destroy our phones) it seems bizarre.
If I am on the jury
-I need the P to show me how his injuries were consistent with her vehicle hitting him and why the fbi came to a different conclusion
- I need to hear from the plow driver on the stand about his two turns by the house/ hopefully he does not fall out a window before then
-I want to hear from someone under oath about the bad blood between the victim and the teens who were supposedly harassing him. The very same teens at the house that night
-why the google search at 2 am ish how long for a body to freeze ( this person can tell us what happened btw)
That’s just the start.
The P says Karen and JO fought. The P says JO was going to break up with her. Sounds like a relationship fraught with drama. Imo nothing to do with his death.
With the astronomical amount of booze consumed and the make up of the parties attendees iirc with their past tensions, that party was a disaster waiting to happen.
And as far as the rehoused/ rehomed dog - that was the dog in the house where the teenage boy lived iirc. Guess who the dog is going after if there is a fight with JO. That dog is protecting the kid.
TLDR - nothing that has not been said before
Just my opinions.
