Julie Grant discusses how Hank Brennan and Alan Jackson delivered their closing arguments in Karen Read's murder retrial.

The same issue arose at Read’s first trial: multiple jurors, in the wake of Cannone declaring a mistrial, reported to Read’s defense that they agreed to acquit her on two of the three counts, but they didn’t know they could return a partial verdict. That led to a lengthy appeals fight that was appealed to but not taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jurors inquired about possible outcomes that could lead to a hung jury, but Judge Cannone didn't want to cross that road at this stage in deliberations.

The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began at Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. As crowds gathered outside the courthouse,

Karen Read, center, sits with her attorneys, Alan Jackson, second left, and David Yannetti, second right, during her trial for murder at Norfolk Superior Court, Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in

DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - 45-year-old Karen Read sat there listening as her attorney Alan Jackson laid out his case for acquittal in the 2022 death<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Alan Jackson urged supporters not to yell or interrupt proceedings after delivering closing arguments in Karen Read's murder retrial.

It took eight weeks and dozens of witnesses, but on Friday, Karen Read's retrial shifted to its most critical phase: jury deliberations.