MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #31 Retrial

[missy1974]

Ohhhh I think we will see Dr. Russell today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929523418338062727

 

[BUF]

Am I hearing that the judge will allow some of these text messages in??

 

[missy1974]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929525968537882987

I wasn't sure she would be able to deny that after letting others testify about group messages. JMO But I'm still surprised LOL

 

[Maat99]

Ohhhh I think we will see Dr. Russell today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929523418338062727

 

[mrjitty]

Hard to reconcile this decision with the idea the Judge is biased or corrupt.

She could easily have kept these out, but did not because she made the decision on the merits as she sees them. Brennan could be justifiably miffed with the decision.

Absolutely key decision for the defence as it seems they are scared to call Proctor for some reason.

IMO

 

[lohrtabitha]

A new witness is expected on the stand Monday morning. We know that it's a witness who did not testify in the first trial, a former Canton police officer.
We asked Read outside of court Friday about what we can expect from them, and she responded with, "You'll see."

Childhood friend reads Michael Proctor's texts at Karen Read trial

The defense continued making its case Monday after the prosecution rested last week.

www.nbcboston.com

I'm so excited for this!!

 

[nodamselindistress]

So HB asks about MP being fired! Side-bah time...

 

[shotgun09]

NOW??? Hank is bringing up that MP was fired?

Objection! from Yanetti

 

[kuromiiiilove]

NOW??? Hank is bringing up that MP was fired?

Objection! from Yanetti

Probably because Brennan is trying to make it seem like he was just fired for those comments, not for investigative misconduct and day drinking on the job…

 

[Elliot_Alderson]

Hard to reconcile this decision with the idea the Judge is biased or corrupt.

She could easily have kept these out, but did not because she made the decision on the merits as she sees them. Brennan could be justifiably miffed with the decision.

Absolutely key decision for the defence as it seems they are scared to call Proctor for some reason.

IMO

See, if I kill 3000 people but I let one live, that doesn't mean I'm not a murderer just as JBC making one ruling for the defense doesn't mean she is suddenly fair. JMO

 

[lohrtabitha]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1929525968537882987

I wasn't sure she would be able to deny that after letting others testify about group messages. JMO But I'm still surprised LOL

Lets's goooooooo! Woot Woot!

 

[kuromiiiilove]

See, if I kill 3000 people but I let one live, that doesn't mean I'm not a murderer just as JBC making one ruling for the defense doesn't mean she is suddenly fair. JMO

Aware of optics and public sentiment and trying to CYA doesn’t = not biased. MOO.

 

[tara83]

Hard to reconcile this decision with the idea the Judge is biased or corrupt.

She could easily have kept these out, but did not because she made the decision on the merits as she sees them. Brennan could be justifiably miffed with the decision.

Absolutely key decision for the defence as it seems they are scared to call Proctor for some reason.

IMO

The CW was also scared to call their own lead investigator?

 

[louvillian08]

Hard to reconcile this decision with the idea the Judge is biased or corrupt.

She could easily have kept these out, but did not because she made the decision on the merits as she sees them. Brennan could be justifiably miffed with the decision.

Absolutely key decision for the defence as it seems they are scared to call Proctor for some reason.

IMO

Think we need a source for "easily kept these out." Any legal commentary on this, even from Court TV which is notoriously pro-CW, discussed how bad HB's argument was and how the judge would be straining to find any legal backing to keep the texts out

 

[missy1974]

Aware of optics and public sentiment and trying to CYA doesn’t = not biased. MOO.

I think it's just a matter of law. There was really no way she couldn't allow them when she has already allowed others to do the same. IMO

I am just listening at the moment... but not sure why the defense didn't get him to read the texts and Brennan is? weird lol

 

[kuromiiiilove]

Why is Brennan having Diamandis read more?

 

[missy1974]

after talking to the paramedic?

thought that he was in the fight? why would that be?

 

[Wishbone]

Hard to reconcile this decision with the idea the Judge is biased or corrupt.

She could easily have kept these out, but did not because she made the decision on the merits as she sees them. Brennan could be justifiably miffed with the decision.

Absolutely key decision for the defence as it seems they are scared to call Proctor for some reason.

IMO

It appears to me that YB opened that door during his direct by brennan as he talked about it and even admitted to being disciplined because of his involvement in it and for not properly supervising proctor. YB even read parts of it.

 

[missy1974]

I feel sorry for this guy... he really does not want to say what these texts say...

I'd be mad that my "friend" put me in this situation. JMO

 

[geevee]

I'm so confused at why Yanetti didn't have him go through the texts and Brennen is - was Yanetti not going to have them read, or only on redirect?