Karen Read Hearing Summary: Explosive Allegations Lead to Abrupt Court Stop

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🗓️ 19 February 2025

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Summary

The Karen Read Hearing was unexpectedly halted due to concerns raised by the prosecution regarding new information about the defense's expert witnesses (the "crash daddies," also referred to as "ARCA experts"). The prosecution alleges that the defense did not fully disclose all communications and financial transactions with these experts, including potential payments and ongoing discussions after a previous court order regarding witness contact (a "voir dire").

The judge expressed "grave concern" about these implications and suspended the hearing to allow the defense time to prepare a response and for the court to further investigate the matter. The hearing is set to resume on February 25th. The defense's motion to dismiss the case was not addressed in this hearing because it is due February 21st.

The possibility of a new attorney joining the defense team (pro hac vice) was discussed. Other pending motions were not addressed due to the sudden halt of the hearing.

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Motions That Were Filed Last Week - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M04gYYieIj4

Voir Dire Day - https://youtube.com/live/Wzt0SgXLa7k

Day 30 ARCCA Testimony - https://youtube.com/live/0H_J5nmJdao

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0:00.0	Welcome back. It's time for a quick bit clip. The full episode will be linked in the description,
0:05.7	but this is the quick bit clip to keep you in the loop for everything that's happening on the
0:11.1	live stream channel. Let's get into it. It's Tuesday. It's February 18th. We are back in court in
0:19.0	Massachusetts. Why? Well, Karen Reid is back in court in Massachusetts. Why?
0:21.0	Well, Karen Reid is back in court today.
0:22.2	Last week, we read through the motions that were filed.
0:24.7	This week, we are hearing the attorneys arguing court regarding those motions.
0:30.2	So the attorneys are going to be talking about the metadata, I am sure.
0:36.5	We are going to hear some of the initial motions, but what they
0:40.4	are not going to address today is what many of you are waiting for. And that is the motion to
0:45.9	dismiss. That's not being argued today. It hasn't been turned in yet. The defense has a few more
0:52.0	days. That is due February 21st, and that's not going to be
0:54.9	argued until the beginning of March. So for everyone that's going to ask, why hasn't this just
1:01.1	been dismissed yet? I understand. That is not the question before the court today.
1:07.7	So the Commonwealth just provided the court with information that causes me grave concern.
1:15.5	The implications of that information may have profound effects on this defense and defense counsel.
1:24.9	So for that reason, I'm going to suspend today so that when we meet again to address
1:30.2	these issues, all affected will be appropriately prepared.
1:35.3	So I'll see you a week from today at 11 o'clock in the morning.
1:39.8	You can tell me now if that is impossible for you.
1:47.8	She said. and tell me now if that is impossible for you. She's pissed.
1:50.0	Well, today was unexpected.
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