VERDICT WATCH MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #35 Retrial

[Derph]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1933565648057008507

 

[kuromiiiilove]

From Court TV’s poll on their livestream.

 

[LittleSeaTree]

Also - Jen was John’s best friend? Really?

That was so so lame

 

[justbeachy]

Law and Crime has an X account for verdict watches only. Hopefully I'm allowed to share it here. Apologizes if I'm not. Anyway, it is @LawCrimeVerdict and if you turn on notifications it will alert you as soon as it is announced that a verdict has been reached. I've used it for other trials and it has been great and timely.

IMO

 

[themonk]

I hate that Auntie Bev gets to choose the foreperson; who came up with that idea?

She is the last person who should be choosing.

 

[LittleSeaTree]

If he wasn't hit you must acquit!

If the CW is extra shady, you must acquit the lady! (A little corny, but true )

 

[mzmarymac]

Been pretty busy today, but can someone please tell me where we are right now? Lunch and then jury instructions? Or did they already do jury instructions?

 

[waldojabba]

I just was able to listen to AJ's closing - A summation of what most of us here have been screaming out loud thread after thread - he touched on it all - he wove it all together - it was a masterful closing - made me a little emotional actually

I dont think I can listen to Brennan. Unless someone thinks its worth it.

JMO

 

[Wishbone]

I just was able to listen to AJ's closing - A summation of what most of us here have been screaming out loud thread after thread - he touched on it all - he wove it all together - it was a masterful closing - made me a little emotional actually

I dont think I can listen to Brennan. Unless someone thinks its worth it.

JMO

AJ was phenomenal, brennan not so much, actually pathetic but you should listen to hear the bs that fell out of his mouth.

 

[missy1974]

I just was able to listen to AJ's closing - A summation of what most of us here have been screaming out loud thread after thread - he touched on it all - he wove it all together - it was a masterful closing - made me a little emotional actually

I dont think I can listen to Brennan. Unless someone thinks its worth it.

JMO

You should. You won't like it, but you should. You will get a better feel for how the jurors are going into deliberations... what Jackson and Brennan said in closing, is what they want the jurors to think about when they start deliberating.

I thought Brennan's was a bit all over the place, but I also wasn't able to follow as closely for the first half.

ETA: If you listen on x2 speed, it's easier

JMO

 

[keek]

I appreciated any and all bits from A J that were posted. !

 

[browneyes]

Have jury instructions been given?

 

[Leilei]

Have jury instructions been given?

Not yet.
IMO.

 

[Forest_Wood]

Did the judge just say, "Give me some space here please" and wave her arms at Little and Read just at the end of the sidebah?

 

[Derph]

I just was able to listen to AJ's closing - A summation of what most of us here have been screaming out loud thread after thread - he touched on it all - he wove it all together - it was a masterful closing - made me a little emotional actually

I dont think I can listen to Brennan. Unless someone thinks its worth it.

JMO

I'll help you and perhaps save you some time. Take a jigsaw puzzle box and shake it for a few seconds so the pieces get all mixed up. Now open the box and toss all the pieces over your shoulder so they get spread out all over the room. Now go try to put it together and every time you find a piece that fits to another yell really loud. Now put the two fit pieces down and try to find any other 2 pieces to fit together and do the same thing if you find any pieces that fit. Make sure you yell really loud every time you find two pieces that fit together. Now you have about 40 minutes to put the whole puzzle together. Ready. Set. Go!

That's what his close was like. Hope that helps!

 

[MerlinFalcon]

Phew! I watched/listened to it all with a ton of breaks. AJ was masterful. Brennan tried to sound a bit less flat but he was still aggressive. He says "you" like he's shoving a finger in the face of whoever he's talking to. The constant "contra coup" and "healthcare" just shows how ill-prepared he is. Ham sandwich? Did we really spend a ton of time about the ham sandwich?

 

[Alcina]

Have jury instructions been given?

Happening right now

 

[Amber29]

Of course 30min lunch ended up being an hour. I don’t think they have ever came back from lunch when they are supposed to this whole trial.

 

[waldojabba]

I'll help you and perhaps save you some time. Take a jigsaw puzzle box and shake it for a few seconds so the pieces get all mixed up. Now open the box and toss all the pieces over your shoulder so they get spread out all over the room. Now go try to put it together and every time you find a piece that fits to another yell really loud. Now put the two fit pieces down and try to find any other 2 pieces to fit together and do the same thing if you find any pieces that fit. Make sure you yell really loud every time you find two pieces that fit together. Now you have about 40 minutes to put the whole puzzle together. Ready. Set. Go!

That's what his close was like. Hope that helps!

@Derph Thank you soooo much
I cannot suffer thru anymore Bev either.
So I’ll just wait until the verdict then
Those two are exhausting
JMO

 

[jepop]

If the CW is extra shady, you must acquit the lady! (A little corny, but true )

Brilliant.