Overview

• Judge Beverly Cannone granted the defense access to Canton Police Department surveillance video from January 2022 but limited testimony from dog-bite experts, excluding references to a specific dog, Chloe.
• The defense must disclose all financial arrangements and testing details related to ARCCA, their crash reconstruction firm, by Friday evening, following concerns from prosecutors about incomplete disclosures.
• Prosecutors requested a court order to prevent the defense from suggesting alternate causes of John O’Keefe’s injuries during opening statements without presenting admissible evidence first.
• The defense alleges Karen Read was framed, claiming O’Keefe was beaten and possibly mauled by a dog before his body was staged, while prosecutors argue she struck him with her SUV during a drunken argument.
• Opening statements in the retrial are scheduled for next week, with the trial expected to last six to eight weeks and potentially result in a life sentence if Read is convicted.