Jurors in the second murder trial of Karen Read asked four questions related to evidence and charges before resuming deliberations in the high-profile case over whether the Massachusetts woman killed her police officer boyfriend.
The 12-person panel had not yet reached a verdict after deliberating for more than 11 hours as of Tuesday, the second full day of deliberations.
A few hours after court proceedings resumed, the jury sent three questions to Judge Beverly Cannone. The first question asked about the time frame for the lesser operating under the influence (OUI) charge. The second asked if Read’s interviews are evidence and how they can be considered. The third question centered on whether convicting on a lesser charge would be a conviction on the overriding count – indicating some confusion with the verdict slip…