CANTON – Defense lawyers for Karen Read, charged with eliminating her sweetheart, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, implicated the prosecution of withholding proof from them throughout a hearing Wednesday.
Defense lawyers said they desire access to O’Keefe’s clothing, a damaged taillight from Read’s car and samples from his autopsy. They said they have actually been disallowed from seeing it and no screening has actually been done and while the proof is kept, it’s breaching Read’s right to a fast trial. They said Read has actually “lost whatever,” is no longer utilized, and she and her family are spending all their money on legal charges. They contacted the judge to set a due date to secure the proof.
“She’s employed personal counsel from 2 coasts. She’s employed several professionals at significant expenses and when I state significant, I suggest 10s and 10s of countless dollars,” said defense lawyer David Yannetti. “And the meter is keeping up each passing court date. She can’t pay for to cut corners on her defense due to the fact that her life is at stake.”
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Prosecutors argued the laboratory is refrained from doing yet with analysis on specific products, like pieces from Read’s car, and they’re anticipating something quickly. In court filings, they described all the defense’s claims as a “fishing exploration.”
Read is implicated of striking O’Keefe with her car in January 2022 outside the home of a fellow officer who was hosting an event. O’Keefe’s body was discovered in a stack of snow outside the home. Defense lawyers declare O’Keefe was beaten inside the home and his body was later on disposed outside. They concentrated on injuries to O’Keefe’s arms, which they said revealed he was assaulted by the officer’s dog throughout the battle.
The prosecution argued the physician that pronounced O’Keefe dead said none of his injuries recommend he was associated with a battle.
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“There is no proof that Mr. O’Keefe was beaten and left for for dead,” said Norfolk Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally. “There was no proof of any protective injuries.”
The defense likewise said they desire access to O’Keefe’s autopsy samples so they can test and figure out if he was assaulted by a dog. They likewise desire a DNA sample from the dog, who they declare has actually because been re-homed out of state.
“There is no time at all to wait, there is no time at all to waste, it is time for reasons to end,” said Yannetti.
The judge scheduled the next hearing for May 25th.
