ReTrial

Week 9 began on Monday, June 16th. The deliberation clock had barely any time on it, seeing as they had been sent into deliberations on Friday afternoon for hardly 2 hours. We knew the work of really digging down into the case, began Monday. While some were confident that the case was open and shut and a verdict would be returned in mere hours.....others understood the gravity and heaviness of wha...

The Defense's Case in chief was presented over weeks 7 and half way into week 8. Wrapping up the trial were defense witnesses who represented ARCCA (the crash daddies), a new medical examiner, and some original and dependable witnesses that came back for season two, including Dr. Russell and Lucky with his Franken-Truck. The Cross examinations became very heated however, leading to 2 mistrial moti...

Week 6 closed out the month of May and the Commonwealth's case in chief. During the Week 6 trial days, we met a new engineer. He goes by the name of Dr. Judson Welcher. If you watched the trial and testimony live, you became very familiar with his strategy....which seemed more like a magic trick than actual scientific testing. Dr. Welcher pulled a page out of a Stephen King thriller or Barbara...

Week five was a short week. Monday and Tuesday were full days and Wednesday was a half day, ending just in time for the crew to get to Cape Cod for the long weekend. Crack the hard seltzers y'all...this week was short but eventful. Commonwealth's case in chief continued with calling more DNA experts to the stand to testify to items tested for John O'Keefe's DNA as well as the testi...

Holy Science! After the spicy sauna session with Bukhenik, the Commonwealth proceeded to call a lot of witnesses to testify about evidence collection, DNA testing, tail light reconstruction and magical mystery hair. This episode is the follow up to our last episode, which finished week 3 and started on week 4 because they just weren't done with Sergeant Bukhenik. Trial Days 15-17 included test...

Last week, the panel of witnesses was robust and so I decided to break up the recaps because Jessica Hyde and Officer Bukhenik were very important to the Commonwealth's case in chief. They are also important witnesses for the defense in terms of cross examination. Attorney Alessi, of course, handles Ms. Hyde with respect and dignity, while also showing her where she is wrong. Alan Jackson then...

As week three of the retrial of Karen Read closes out, the Commonwealth's case in chief continued. They expeditiously presented multiple witnesses that jumped on and off the stand, including civilian witnesses, law enforcement, expert witnesses and the new voice for the Mass State Police, Sergeant Yuriy Bukhenik. The most stable and unwavering testimonies came from the witnesses who were broug...

Here is a recap of the second week of retrial in the prosecution of Karen Read for the death of officer John O'Keefe. This week, Ian Whiffen returned for a masterful cross-examination by attorney Bob Alessi. The crash daddies, Dr. Wolfe and Dr. Renschler also returned for yet ANOTHER voir dire. I'm starting to think Judge Cannone just wants the crash daddies in her court room as much as possible....

From opening statements to the first few witnesses, a field trip and more, week 1 is officially over. For any listeners who have not watched the first trial which ended in a mistrial in July of 2024, this episode not only recaps the testimonies and happenings in the first week of retrial, but also compares and contrasts some of the strategic and testimonial changes between this trial and last. Han...

As we approach open statements and the official trial start, the jurors have been selected and there are still motions rolling in. The originally intended start date of April 14th, was pushed back, yet again, due to the hunt for a proper jury. Eighteen in total have been selected; 9 men, 9 women. They utilized their time together last week to review outstanding and new motions, including the entir...

The Yan-Yetti cooler is packed. What's for lunch? Only the healthiest snacks for the Greek Gods, standing alongside Karen Read on Mount Olympus (AKA Dedham Courthouse). 16 jurors have been selected, giving the court four alternates if need be, with a possibility of screening for 2 more before opening arguments on Tuesday. This episode, lets review the excitement of juror selection, the Canton...

On April 1st, the search for jurors began and that officially marks the start of 2.0. The court upheld its start date and each day, the panel of potential jurors is brought in to be screened by her honor Beverage Cannone as well as attorneys for the prosecution and defense. Each day starts with Judge Bev rifling off what it means to be a juror and the importance of the civic duty. She reads a quot...

There's a new kid in town and then someone was voted off the island. This episode, Pro Hawk Veejay covers the latest esquire added to the defense team as well as the final determination for Michael Proctor. A few more motions were also discussed on March 26th as well as a determination on the motion to dismiss. Welcome to the show!

This episode is a run down of the hearings for motions in limine. Although not all motions have rulings as of yet, some do and we learned that Judge Cannone can actually rule for the bench. She was able to decide instantly after hearing both the defense and Commonwealth that a continuance of the trial would not be permitted. Due to the over 2,000 summonses that have been sent out in Norfolk County...

As promised, a second half of the motions in limine filed by counsel. While the majority of this episode focuses on what's been filed by the Commonwealth, we did kick off the episode with three more gifts from the defense. The first motion is my man Bob Alessi not taking no for an answer. Will Judge Cannon reconsider her stance on Crosby? We still don't have any decisions, however, the amount of r...

Today's episode is just a review of the 10 motions in limine that were dropped by the defense. Motions were due on March 10, 2025 and they all hit the docket today. 10 filings on both sides are available for review and cover everything from excluding the Sullivan sister requests, asking that the McAlberts not linger before or after their testimonies and a few other requests. This episode we co...

As expected, this has been another motion filled week with some decisions yielded. The week began on March 4th with a motions hearing, picking up where the teams last left off. Judge Cannone came in quite HOTTTT. She started by lining up the defense team in front of the firing squad. Once she reprimanded them like children, the drama ensued, per usual. This episode, Pro Hawk Vee Jay reviews the mo...

The prince who was promised returns to Norfolk County. With binders and SAT Vocab words, he disarms his opponents and endears the impermeable, Judge Cannone. Five hours, two breaks, and a few "not so fast Brennans" later, the presentation to argue whether or not the Defense Counsel had "duped" the Commonwealth and committed an ethical violation, was over. Where to now? Grab you...

What's the big hullabaloo? The inter webs are all a dither given the abrupt halt to the motions hearing on February 18th. The Ocean of Motions ended with an Ocean of eMotions as Judge Cannone appeared to be rattled. Was it something Hank said? Was it something in her chambers she saw? A mouse under the bench? We may not truly know the answer until all parties reconvene on the 25th to continue...

Holy smokes....today ended abruptly. After a week of filed motions and affidavits, today's hearing date was highly anticipated. Both the defense and commonwealth were able to successfully review motions until the ARCCA motion was on deck. Is the defense team facing sanctions? Did Attorney Brennan mess up royally in his delivery by inferring a discovery violation occurred when it hadn't? Di...

This is the second part of our "Ocean of Motions" review. On February 11th, all discovery and motions were due and so the bombardment occurred. We pick up with a brief review of Part 1 and continue with the motions for more journalist notes and edited footage. The commonwealth has filed a request to amend the Gretchen Voss redacted notes ruling as well as a request for notes, audio and video that...

With a due date of February 11th for Motions and Discovery, there's no surprise that both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Defense team for Karen Read went to town like a college senior at 3:00am with a final paper due by 8:00am. Not only was there an influx of motions, an ocean of motions if you will, but we also had some additional surprises on February 11th. This episode is part one, c...

Did you catch the February 6th motions hearing in Dedham District court? Well, if you did, you might have been just as uncomfortable as the rest of us as both Alan Jackson and Hank Brennan agreed that the dumpster fire before them was delivered by an unspecified predecessor. As ADA Adam Lally sat there, I prayed for the camera to zoom in, however.....no such luck. Welcome to another episode of Ret...

Things are moving quickly as we loom towards April 1st and the determined date for Trial 2.0 to begin. As a follow up to Battle Of The Experts first part episode, this episode answers some of the questions that we were left with on Friday. Judge Beverly Cannone returned two notes and responses to motions heard on Friday morning. The first was her response to Boston Magazine reporter Gretchen Voss...

Oh so many motions! The second episode this week and it's only the beginning. The hearings of motions continue while new ones are simultaneously being dropped and responded to. The defense team has requested to cancel the Daubert-Lanigan hearing of forensic digital expert, Richard Green. However, before they get to that, an additional amicus brief had been filed by Boston Magazine reporter, Gretch...