US EditionSupreme Court Declines Karen Read’s Double Jeopardy Challenge
- The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Karen Read's petition for a writ of certiorari, ending her appeal on Double Jeopardy grounds related to her retrial for the murder of John O'Keefe, a Boston Police officer.
- Karen Read, 45, faces second-degree murder charges after allegedly hitting her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, with her SUV in January 2022.
- Prosecutors maintain that the claims regarding jurors' intentions are hearsay, and they assert that the trial can continue without a violation of Read's rights.
- The Massachusetts trial continues, as the court avoided commenting on the reasons for rejecting Read's petition.
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New Mexico Supreme Court Orders New Trial For Two Men In Fatal Shooting In Valencia County
NMSC News: SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court today vacated the convictions of two men convicted of murder and other offenses in a 2019 fatal shooting in Valencia County and ordered a new trial. In a unanimous decision, the Court concluded that a district court wrongly excluded an eyewitness from being called to testify at trial, which deprived Jesus Garcia and Alexandro Montelongo-Murillo of their constitutional right to present a defense. The …
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Karen Read's double jeopardy petition as retrial enters second week
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Karen Read's petition for a writ of certiorari and is refusing to review her case. Read is charged with second-degree murder in the death of her police officer boyfriend.
The Supreme Court's Order for Supplemental Briefing in Kennedy v. Braidwood and the Reorganization Plan of 1966
[This post is co-authored with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman.] On Monday, April 21, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management. On April 25, the Supreme Court requested supplemental briefing in the case: The parties are directed to file supplemental letter briefs addressing the following question: Whether Congress has "by Law" vested the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services with the authority to…
US Supreme Court Denies Accused Killer Karen Read’s Petition
The nation’s highest court on Monday denied accused killer Karen Read’s petition for a writ of certiorari that would have reviewed her case under the lens of the Constitution’s double jeopardy clause. Under the clause, a person cannot be prosecuted twice for the same offense. The U.S. Supreme Court decided against entertaining the merits of Read’s case on April 28, without issuing an opinion as to why it rejected the petition. Read, 44, is accus…
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