Overview

• Karen Read has filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court, arguing that retrying her on second-degree murder and leaving-the-scene charges violates double jeopardy protections.
• Her legal team claims jurors from her first trial unanimously agreed to acquit her on these charges, though no verdict was announced in court before the mistrial was declared.
• Prosecutors maintain that double jeopardy does not apply, as the mistrial was properly declared and no verdict was officially recorded.
• Jury selection for Read's retrial is underway, with 10 jurors seated so far and six more needed to complete the panel, including alternates.
• If convicted of second-degree murder, Read could face life in prison; her defense argues she was framed and that John O'Keefe was killed inside a house before his body was staged outside.