BOSTON (AP) — The state’s top court ruled Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried on all the same charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, the latest twist in the long-running case that transfixed true crime fans nationwide.
Prosecutors have sought to retry Read this year on charges of
second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene
A judge declared a mistrial in June after finding jurors couldn’t reach an agreement, without polling the jurors to confirm their conclusions. Read’s attorney Martin Weinberg argued that five jurors later said they were deadlocked only on the manslaughter count, and had unanimously agreed in the jury room that she wasn’t guilty on the charges of
second-degree murder
The ruling from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court clears the way for a new trial on all three charges.