The judge said she was denying a defense motion to dismiss the high-profile case, citing the “extensive evidence supporting the indictments.” The trial is set to start April 16.
Prosecutors in the murder case pending against Karen Read said in court papers that her lawyers have made “sensationalized claims" of a police cover-up.
A lawyer for Turtleboy blogger Aidan Kearney and a special prosecutor battled Friday over the prosecutor’s request for a third party to monitor conversations between defense counsel and Kearney.
A high-stakes hearing in the murder case pending against Karen Read is scheduled for Thursday in Dedham, where a judge is slated to hear arguments on defense motions for dismissal and to disqualify the district attorney’s office from the case.