Karen Read Hearing of January 18, 2024

Highlights:

• Karen Read's Attorney, David Yannetti, says 6 letters moved to be suppressed by the prosecution that are between the US Attorney's Office and DA Michael Morrissey do not meet the standard for suppression and will be made public anyway when Yannetti moves to sanction the DA's office. 
• Thought the Attorney's Office has no objection to the letters being made public, DA Lally argues that that isn't the reason his office wants them to be suppressed. They are under a grand jury and should not yet be made public. 
• Discussion over the notes and interviews and recordings and other correspondence between a reporter for Boston Magazine and Karen Read. Boston Magazine attorney argues that the "off the record" notes should not be made available to the prosecution. That it will have a chilling effect on reporting and that reporters should never be used as witnesses. The judge wants Boston Magazine to present court soon rulings in Massachusetts that support his argument. 
• DA Lally argues that no special protections in Massachusetts for reporters and that they only want the correspondence between the reporter and Read. The judge expresses concern for the reporters safety as she has been threatened. 
• Karen Read's lawyer says federal office will release evidence on the Morrissey case and he wants to wait until after that release to argue for sanctions.
• Hearing is scheduled for February 15th. 

Video of this hearing is available at: CantonCommunityTv.org

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