The Commonwealth has accused Karen Reed of striking her boyfriend,

Boston police officer, John O'Keefe, with her car after a night of drinking

and leaving him in the snow to die. The defense is saying, as they said in their opening statement,

that Karen Reed was framed, and this is all a cover-up.

Judge Canoney, despite our rigorous efforts, we continue to find ourselves at an impasse.

Our perspectives on the evidence are starkly divided.

Some members of the jury firmly believe that the evidence surpasses the burden of proof,

establishing the elements of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.

Conversely, others find the evidence fails to meet this standard and does not sufficiently

establish the necessary elements of the charges. The deep division is not due to a lack of

effort or diligence, but rather a sincere adherence to our

individual principles and moral convictions. To continue to deliberate would be

futile and only serve to force us to compromise these deeply held

beliefs. I'm not going to do that to you folks. Your service is complete.

I'm declaring a mistrial in this case. I'll be in to see you privately in a few minutes.

And I imagine the judge will ask for your service.

Outside of the public view.

I'm legal analyst Emily D. Baker. This is the quick bits where I break down just the main

points of the pop culture and entertainment cases I'm currently covering on YouTube and

the Emily Show Podcast. Let's get into it.

After 31 days of trial and deliberations

for almost a week.

...