With 4 jurors short, selection in Karen Read case continues next week

Jury selection will continue Monday in Dedham, Massachusetts, with a new pool of prospective jurors. 16 in total are neededafter what was an eventful day. According to the defense, one juror that was previously chosen to serve on the trial was excused for a hardship. It's uncertain what exactly that hardship was but they've been replaced and now a total of 12 jurors are seated.

"The buffer zone is an unconstitutional prior restraint on all forms of 'demonstration' regardless of relation to the criminal case that spurred the creation of the zone," the group of demonstrators argued. Potential jurors have the option to respond yes, no or not sure to that and the other questions, which cover religious beliefs, law enforcement, media attention and if they think Read should have to prove her innocence.Judge Beverly Cannone asked the group a series of questions as well. Nearly 60 of the people said they'd heard about the high-profile case while two dozen said they’ve already formed an opinion.

Karen Read returned to court for the second day of jury selection in her murder trial, with 85 potential jurors being evaluated. Earlier in the day, the defense raised what they called a serious issue — details on it weren't available. The Commonwealth called Yannetti's arguments speculation, saying they lacked actual evidence and instead were nothing more than"fertile imagination."

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