Fourth juror says jury agree to acquit Karen Read
Karen Reed’s lawyers, who heard a fourth juror testify that the jury unanimously acquitted her of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, argue the mistrial came at a “moment of great confusion.” “Juror D told me he contacted me because he felt ‘uncomfortable’ with the way the trial ended,” Reed’s attorney, Alan Jackson, wrote in […]
Hunter Biden withdraws bid for new trial in gun case after feds blast him for ‘failure to read’ orders
Hunter Biden, the eldest son, withdrew his request for a new trial on Tuesday after accusing federal prosecutors of “misunderstanding appellate practice” and “not reading” previous court orders. The 54-year-old man, who was convicted on June 11 of three counts of falsely claiming to be under the influence of drugs to obtain a firearm, filed […]
Weekend Read: Populism, Politics, and Markets
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Markets function within a complex framework of regulatory and central bank influence. This regulatory and monetary backdrop is not the benign rule of “experts” supposed by regulatory advocates in college textbooks, but rather often the product of raw entrenched political power. Success is getting in sync with the flow of […]
Karen Read jurors had ‘agreement’ to acquit her of killing cop boyfriend, lawyers claim
Karen Reed’s defense argued Monday that before the judge issued a mistrial, some jurors had “agreed” to find her not guilty of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend. His lawyers asked the judge to dismiss charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of an accident. Karen Reed speaks during the trial. Greg Durr/The Patriot […]