No. 24-1048

Karen Read v. Superior Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk County, et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: acquittal constitutional-law criminal-procedure double-jeopardy jury-verdict retrial
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment DueProcess HabeasCorpus Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-04-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a final and unanimous, but unannounced, decision by a jury that the prosecution failed to prove a defendant guilty constitutes an acquittal precluding retrial under the Double Jeopardy Clause

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether a final and unanimous, but unannounced, decision by a jury following trial that the prosecution failed to prove a defendant guilty of a charged offense constitutes an acquittal precluding retrial under the Double Jeopardy Clause. 2. Whether a defendant who produces credible evidence of such a final, unanimous, and unannounced acquittal is entitled to a post -trial hearing to substantiate the fact of such acquittal.

Docket Entries

2025-04-28
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025.
2025-04-09
Application (24A955) denied by Justice Jackson.
2025-04-04
Waiver of Norfolk County Superior Court of right to respond submitted.
2025-04-04
Waiver of right of respondent Norfolk County Superior Court to respond filed.
2025-04-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 5, 2025)
2025-04-01
Application (24A955) for a stay, submitted to Justice Jackson.

Attorneys

Karen Read
Martin G. WeinbergMartin G. Weinberg, P.C., Petitioner
Martin G. WeinbergMartin G. Weinberg, P.C., Petitioner
Norfolk County Superior Court
Thomas Edward BocianOffice of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Respondent
Thomas Edward BocianOffice of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Respondent