Deliberation - Day 2 - Day 33 - Commonwealth v. Read

The jury completes its third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict, beginning and ending with standard cautionary instructions from Judge Cannone.

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Procedural Deliberation - Day 2

1 8:59

COURT CLERK: Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. All persons having any business before the Honorable Beverly Cannone, Justice of the Norfolk Superior Court, in and for the County of Norfolk, draw near, give your attendance, and you shall be heard. God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This court is now open. You may be seated. 22-1177. The Commonwealth versus Karen Read.

2 9:27

JUDGE CANNONE: All right. Good morning, counsel. Good morning, Miss Read. Good morning, jurors. I have those same three questions for you. Were you all able to follow the instructions and refrain from discussing this case with anyone since we left yesterday? Everyone said yes or nodded affirmatively. Were you also able to follow the instructions and refrain from doing any independent research or investigation into this case? Everyone said yes or nodded affirmatively. Did anyone happen to see, hear, or read anything about this case since we left here yesterday? Everyone said no or shook their heads. All right. With that, Mr. Foreman, I'm sending the rest of the jurors out to deliberate.

3 10:21

COURT OFFICER: All rise, jury up, please.

4 10:24

JUDGE CANNONE: All right. Same as yesterday. Please stay in the building until ten o'clock. Be back here at three thirty. If you leave the building, let the court officers know where you're going to be. And be prepared to be back in your seats within five minutes. Okay. Thank you.

Procedural Jury dismissed

5 6:44:56

COURT OFFICER: All rise to the court, please. Back in session, you may be seated.

6 6:44:56

JUDGE CANNONE: Okay. The jury indicates they want to go home. All right. But I'd like to see counsel at sidebar, please. Thank you very much.

7 6:48:33

COURT OFFICER: [unintelligible]. The judge will be seated.

8 6:48:37

JUDGE CANNONE: [unintelligible]. We all appreciate how hard you've been working and I understand you'd like to stop for the day, so we will certainly do that. We appreciate everything you're doing. I do have to give you those same precautions. Please do not discuss this case with anyone. Don't do any independent research or investigation into this case. If you happen to see, hear, or read anything about this case, please disregard it and let us know. Clear your heads. We'll see you tomorrow. Good.

9 6:49:32

COURT OFFICER: All rise. Here we go.

10 6:49:36

JUDGE CANNONE: All right. We'll see everybody tomorrow morning. Thank you.

Procedural Deliberation - Day 2

The court opens on the second day of deliberations in Commonwealth v. Karen Read. Judge Cannone conducts the standard morning poll, confirming all jurors followed instructions to avoid discussing the case, refrain from independent research, and avoid media coverage. The jury is sent back to continue deliberations with the same logistical instructions as the previous day: remain in the building until 10:00, return by 3:30, and notify court officers if leaving.

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jury deliberation day 2 openingstandard juror compliance polldeliberation logistics and schedule

Procedural Jury dismissed

After deliberating for the remainder of the day, the jury signals they wish to stop. Judge Cannone calls counsel to sidebar briefly, then addresses the jury, thanking them for their work and granting the request to adjourn. She delivers the standard end-of-day cautionary instructions — no discussion of the case, no independent research, and disregard any media coverage — before dismissing everyone until the following morning.

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jury request to end deliberations for the daystandard end-of-day jury instructionssidebar with counsel before dismissal

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