Karen Read's defense calls its 1st witness
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The Karen Read trial was back in a Massachusetts courtroom as the prosecution called its final witness then rested its case.
In the trial of Karen Read, accused of killing John O’Keefe, defense scrutinizes crash expert's costly experiments and presentation modifications for inconsistencies.
Prosecutors’ crash reconstruction expert testified about the sudden acceleration Read’s SUV made and what injuries are consistent with a car crash.
The prosecution rested its case Thursday after dozens of witnesses in the Karen Read trial as her defense attorneys will now begin calling witnesses.
In Karen Read's Massachusetts murder trial, DNA links hair on her SUV to victim John O'Keefe, but witness credibility issues arise during cross-examination.
The first witness called by Karen Read's defense explained that there were few scenarios where John O'Keefe's phone locked before Read's car accelerated in reverse.
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On the way out of court, Read’s lawyer David Yannetti said it was a “team decision” to not have Proctor take the stand.
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So he tried to dress identically to John, but didn’t do anything else to mimic what the Commonwealth is accusing me of,” Read told reporters.
Defense attorney Robert Alessi began his cross-examination of Aperture LLC expert Shanon Burgess by putting him in the hot seat.
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