What's next in Karen Read case? 'It's not a win, it's just a delay'

LOOK QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT. IT'S NOT A WIN. IT'S JUST A DELAY. THE JURY COULD NOT DECIDE UNANIMOUSLY WHETHER KAREN REED WAS GUILTY OR INNOCENT. SO NOW THE PROSPECT OF ANOTHER TRIAL HANGS OVER THE CASE. AND FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL MARTHA COAKLEY SAYS THAT BOTH THE PROSECUTION AND THE DEFENSE NEED TO RECONSIDER THEIR STRATEGIES. BUT EACH SIDE HAS TO DO SOME SOUL SEARCHING AND TAKE A LOOK AT IF THEY ARE GOING TO RETRY THIS AGAIN. WHAT CAN THEY EACH DO BETTER NEXT TIME AROUND? LOOKING AT CHARGES IS OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE THINGS THE PROSECUTION CAN DO, COAKLEY SAYS PROSECUTORS COULD RETRY THE CASE ON LESSER CHARGES OR POTENTIALLY REACH A PLEA DEAL WITH REED. BUT IF IT GOES TO TRIAL AGAIN, SHE SAYS THE WAY BOTH SIDES PRESENT THEIR CASES COULD LOOK MUCH DIFFERENT. I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BOTH HAVE TO GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT HOW DID WE PRESENT THIS EVIDENCE? DID WE PRESENT IT IN A WAY WITH A NARRATIVE THAT THE JURY COULD FIND UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED OUR SIDE? APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T DO THAT. IT WAS CLEAR THIS SAME JUDGE PRESIDED OVER ANOTHER HIGH PROFILE CASE THAT ENDED IN A MISTRIAL. LAST YEAR, EMANUEL LOPES WAS FOUND GUILTY IN THE MURDERS OF WEYMOUTH POLICE SERGEANT MICHAEL CHESNA AND A WEYMOUTH RESIDENT. IN A SECOND TRIAL,

Channel: WCVB Channel 5 Boston

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Length: 1min 10sec (70 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 02 2024