A Massachusetts choose dominated that Karen Learn will probably be retried for allegedly killing her cop boyfriend together with her SUV, quashing her makes an attempt to have the case thrown out.
Days after the case led to a mistrial on July 1, Learn’s attorneys claimed quite a few jurors mentioned they deliberate to acquit her of second-degree homicide and fleeing the crime scene.
They additional claimed these jurors had been solely deadlocked on the manslaughter cost, however Norfolk County Decide Beverly Cannone rejected this.
‘As a result of there was no open and public verdict affirmed in open courtroom rendered on this case, the defendant was not acquitted of any of the costs,’ Cannone’s determination learn. ‘The one unanimous act of the jury right here was their illustration to the courtroom that they had been “at an deadlock” and unable to agree.’
David Traub, a spokesman with the Norfolk County District Legal professional’s Workplace, instructed the New York Put up that her retrial for the homicide of John O’Keefe is anticipated to kick off on January 27.
Karen Learn, 44, is scheduled to be retried for the homicide of Boston police officer John O’Keefe on January 27 after her prosecutors’ first go at her led to a mistrial
Decide Beverly Cannone rejected arguments from Learn’s attorneys to toss out her second-degree homicide cost, stating that the previous school professor was not acquitted
Cannone added that Learn’s attorneys did not initially elevate any issues in regards to the mistrial being declared and mentioned that they had a number of alternatives to take action whereas the jurors had been submitting notes indicating their disagreement with each other.
Prosecutors accused Learn, 44, of working over John O’Keefe throughout a January 2022 snowstorm in a bid to flee their poisonous relationship.
On the night of O’Keefe’s demise, he and Learn had been ingesting with a gaggle of mates on the Waterfall Bar and Grill in Canton, round 14 miles south of Boston, and had been invited to his buddy Brian Albert’s house for an afterparty.
Learn, who prosecutors say drank a number of alcoholic drinks beforehand, determined to drop her boyfriend on the afterparty earlier than she went to his house – that O’Keefe shared together with his orphaned niece and nephew – to sleep at round 1 am.
Courtroom paperwork revealed that the couple had been bitterly arguing for weeks beforehand, and on the evening O’Keefe died, Learn left him a voicemail calling him a ‘f****** loser’, and telling him: ‘John, I f****** hate you.’
John O’Keefe, 46, was discovered lifeless 6am on January 29, 2022, outdoors a home the place Learn dropped him off for an afterparty about 12.45am
Learn and O’Keefe had been out ingesting on the evening of his demise, earlier than she drove him to an afterparty whereas she went house to sleep. He was discovered lifeless on the garden of the afterparty’s house hours later
The couple had been relationship for 2 years on the time of O’Keefe’s demise. He had been serving on the Boston Police Division for 16 years.
Based on Learn’s model of occasions, she awoke at 4am to search out that O’Keefe by no means returned house, main her to frantically drive out to attempt to discover him.
After discovering O’Keefe’s physique outdoors Albert’s house, which celebration attendees claimed he by no means entered, first responders on the scene alleged that Learn repeatedly instructed them she hit him whereas in a panicked state.
Car information additionally discovered that Learn reversed her SUV for 62 toes at 24mph close to to Albert’s house. O’Keefe’s reason for demise was listed as blunt power trauma and hypothermia, with items of Learn’s taillight discovered round his physique, prosecutors mentioned.
Learn, a monetary analyst and former professor at Bentley School, has been described as America’s ‘happiest homicide defendant’ due to how usually she would smile and even wink at cameras throughout her trial.
As her trial started, Learn obtained a slew of assist from true crime followers and locals who camped outdoors the courthouse with indicators studying ‘Free Karen Learn’
Amid intense media scrutiny and huge demonstrations that surrounded her hearings, public opinion on Learn’s innocence was cut up – with some calling to ‘free her’ and others accusing her of being a villainous assassin
Amid intense media scrutiny and huge demonstrations that surrounded her hearings, public opinion on Learn’s innocence was cut up – with some calling to ‘free her’ and others accusing her of being a villainous assassin.
Simply two weeks after the mistrial was declared, Learn determined to listing her 2,000 sq. foot colonial model house in Mansfield for $849,900.
Her realtor revealed that she hadn’t been residing in Mansfield since final 12 months and ‘needs for one more household to benefit from the property she spent a few years enhancing.’
Learn has maintained her innocence from the beginning, claiming she was framed by police and individuals who attended the celebration on the evening of O’Keefe’s demise.
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