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My guess is it will be awhile yet. The union has to do their thing. I can't see him keeping his job though. I found the union's objection to his suspension with no pay kind of amusing. "His kids will lose their health insurance! Oh, the humanity!" First, his wife is reported to be an HR...

Judge Cannone has denied Karen Read's motion to dismiss two charges. Shocking, I know. https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/23/karen-read-charges-not-dismissed/

So says David Yannetti. We really don't know who or what the FBI is/was investigating. Morrissey sure was interested to know though. That's a fact.

Of course, I don't know what may have gone on behind the scenes but the Boston Police have been almost entirely silent with regard to this case. Starting from the very beginning, few if any officers from the force showed up at any of the hearings. So I'm not seeing or sensing any pressure from...

That's not the same as civil litigation and it isn't up to the individuals to decide whether charges are pressed. Of course, they would need to cooperate with the prosecution for the state to be successful. But I'm willing to bet the mistrial - with the state currently saying they'll re-try -...

I'm not aware of any civil suits brought by these characters against Turtleboy for harassment. He has criminal charges against him alleging harassment brought by the state. They'd be foolish to sit for civil depositions where TB's lawyer can ask them questions under oath. Bad enough for them...

I could be wrong, but I don't think the FBI really cares about Proctor's disgusting comments. I mean, clearly he's a low life who shouldn't be a cop but that stuff is all the problem of the state, not the Feds. I'm happy the FBI went out of their way to make sure everyone knew about them, but I...

It's a good question. Anti-Karen Read internet pundits would have us believe it was because David Yannetti has friends in high places at the agency and he dropped a dime because someone told him Proctor was dirty. And/or it was because of some bad blood between the former US Attorney (before...

I'm pretty sure the defense got them in the FBI cache. In Massachusetts, if you are a state employee and you use your personal phone even a little for work, it's considered a work phone. Not sure the FBI requires the distinction though, given their broad powers. Why the lengths? The FBI...

The only thing that gives me pause about the Honorable Judge Beverly Cannone and this upcoming decision is the fact that she knows now for sure that it's not just the "pink people" who are viewing her handling of this case with disdain. By dismissing the two counts (come on. She knows Read...

I didn't say "bring them back". The judge can speak with them individually if she chooses and they're willing to talk to her. She doesn't even need to speak to all of them to verify one way or the other. Note that not a single juror has come forward to contradict the multiple claims (five by...

This! I work with a number of Boston attorneys who keep going back to "well, the sheets were never signed so there is no verdict and no need to talk further about the jury's intent." But this is not a game where it's merely unfair when the ref blows a call and the wrong winner is declared...

Caitlin "High Maintenance" Albert had planned to stay at her parents' home that night but for some reason decided to call her live-in boyfriend Tristan Morris to come get her in the early morning hours. Even though they lived at least 10 miles away and he'd gone home early get some sleep before...

True, but he's a liar. A dog that sleeps in a closet? Right, dude. I'm sure. By "no one else", I mean all the people that came into the house later that morning. No one mentions seeing or hearing her. My sister has a German Shepherd and that dog would bark at anyone entering the house, even...

It's the only thing that makes sense. NO ONE heard or saw Ms. Chloe that morning and it sounds like she was a loud and active girl. Did they take the thing that caused the deep head injury too?

I'm not sure the defense questioning of the players from that night was necessarily distracting. I think they were partly/mostly forgotten by the time the jury finally got to the jury room. In MA, jurors have no access to transcripts and have to rely solely on memory and notes when they...

She does across as very provincial and seemed annoyed by the fact that two defense attorneys were not Massachusetts based lawyers. "We stand in Massachusetts, Ms. Little!" "That's not how we do things in Massachusetts, Mr. Jackson!" But with regard to Read herself I think it's probably based...

I have a feeling if someone was looking for a fight with anyone it was John wanting a few words with Higgins. With all the egos, testosterone and booze flying around, things easily could have escalated very quickly. I don't believe John received the deep head injury from just falling onto...

True. One of the cases I sat on in Norfolk was a drunk driving case. Jury selection went very swiftly, but the judge was very clear that anyone impacted in any way by drunk driving (victim or perp!) or with any possible bias against someone accused of driving while under the influence needed to...

snipped I look at it a little differently. The defense now knows exactly what the state will present and who will present it (and oh, wow, the testimony of Proctor and his creepy superiors next time!) and should be in a much better position to address the ridiculousness of the CW's "science"...