FILE- Defendant Karen Read, center, departs Norfolk Superior Court, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Dedham, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Justice Serge Georges Jr. asks Read attorney Martin Weinberg a question, as Justice Scott Kafker, at left, listens during the Karen Read trial at the Massachusetts Supreme Court in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Justice Frank Gaziano and Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd listen to arguments from the bench during the Karen Read trial at the Massachusetts Supreme Court in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Karen Read, right, leaves the courtroom with parents William and Janet at the close of the case in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Karen Read, left, greets her mother Janet and father William at the start of the SJC hearing to remove some of the charges against her, in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
Justice Gabrielle Wolohojian asks a question of attorney Martin Weinberg during the Karen Read trial at the Massachusetts Supreme Court in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)
The John O'Keefe family in court, Peggy O'Keefe at center and brother Paul O'Keefe at right listen during the Karen Read trial at the Massachusetts Supreme Court in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)