Jury selection in Karen Read's retrial continued Tuesday after no new jurors were seated during Monday's session at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham.
The goal is to seat at least 16 jurors before allowing the trial to move forward. During the first four days of selection last week, 10 jurors were seated — a pace that surprised some legal experts, who raised concerns that some people may be underplaying their bias.
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By the end of the day on Tuesday, three new jurors had been seated, but one dropped out, putting the total at 12 jurors.
Read remained confident on her way out of court Tuesday. Asked how she felt, she said, "I feel good, always."
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And she said she feels that they're on track to start with opening statements next Tuesday.
"I'm anxious and it's in God's hands and we're fighting as hard as we can," she said.
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NBC10 Boston legal analyst Michael Coyne said "the pace is about what we expected based on the widespread publicity" around it.
He said that the jurors for the retrial will likely have some knowledge about the allegations against Read — she's accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV in Canton early on a snowy morning in January 2022 — and her claims that she's being framed.
"This time around, it is clear that virtually everyone has heard about the case, and now the question is, can we make sure that whatever they know they can put that aside and rule on whatever is presented at the trial?" Coyne said.
As she has done in each day of jury selection, Judge Beverly Cannone began Tuesday's proceedings by introducing the jury pool to the lawyers for each side and giving a general overview of the case against Read. She then asked the 48 potential jurors a series of questions about their potential participation in the case before asking them to fill out more detailed questionnaires.
Read's legal team is now asking the Supreme Court to put the trial on hold, after filing an appeal last week to the court to have two of the three charges she faces thrown out. The appeal stems from their claims of double jeopardy, after jurors from the first trial have come forward saying they were in agreement to acquit her of two charges, and were undecided on one charge.
Legal experts are doubtful the Supreme Court appeal will go anywhere, since it's been denied several times already in other courts.
"To quote 'Shawshank Redemption,' hope is a great thing, sometimes the best of things, so I'll take any chance with the Supreme Court," Read said Monday.
Asked about her quoting of movies, she replied, "I've been watching a lot, I've had some time."
Forty-five new prospective jurors went through the court on Monday, and none were selected.
"Really, this process is, for both sides — especially for the defense — is about deselection, not selection," said Chris Dearborn of Suffolk Law School. "Making sure people who are going to have a bias aren't sitting on the jury."
