Datem – A Jury The Karen Reed murder trial He says the jury decided to acquit Reid of two charges he faces in the death of a Boston police officer John O’KeefeBut I don’t know what to do next.
The juror, who asked to remain anonymous, told WBZ-TV’s Christina Rex Monday that the jury was unanimous in finding Reid not guilty of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of personal injury and death. On the manslaughter and lesser charges, the jury said the jury’s final vote was a “soft” 9-3, with nine guilty.
Reed was charged with manslaughter while operating under the influence, but jurors were given the option of convicting her of lesser charges such as involuntary manslaughter or motor vehicle homicide.
Karen Reed considered the jury very specific in its verdict verdict
In their final note to Judge Beverly Cannon It was declared a mistrialThe jurors wrote that they were “starkly divided” and said further deliberations would be futile.
The jurors, who spoke with WBZ-TV, said they thought they were being very specific in their notes to the judge, but they weren’t sure how to convey their unanimous decision on the two charges.
Reed, accused of hitting and killing then-boyfriend O’Keefe in his SUV in Canton and leaving her to die in the snow, is back in Norfolk County Superior Court. A hearing is Monday. A mistrial was announced in his case only three weeks ago.
Read the lawyer on jury reports
“We’re pleased with the jurors who came forward in good conscience,” Reed’s attorney, David Yanetti, said outside court Monday. “I don’t think anyone has come forward to contradict what they’ve said, and she’s had two not guilty verdicts that haven’t been reported. So, we look forward to this motion.”
Karen Reed’s defense seeks to dismiss 2 charges
Defense attorneys want Judge Cannon to dismiss the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene. That’s possible, said legal analyst Jennifer Roman.
“I think the judge should vote them out and find out if it was really unanimous on those two counts,” Roman told WBZ-TV. “And if it was a unanimous verdict of not guilty, I think justice would demand a verdict of not guilty on both of those counts.”
