A judge has reportedly denied a motion from Karen Read's lawyers to disqualify the office of Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey from prosecuting…
Friday that Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone announced the office of District Attorney Michael Morrissey would remain on the case in a ruling Thursday.
"District Attorney Morrissey is pleased the matter can now move expeditiously to trial," the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said in a statement to NBC10 Boston, which has not independently seen the ruling. With Karen Read's high-profile murder trial set to begin next month, prosecutors are looking to stop the public from gathering within 500 feet of the courthouse and wearing certain clothing.
Coyne said earlier this week that it was unlikely Cannone would remove Morrissey from the case, calling it a"very high bar" to meet. The first motion sought records from the Massachusetts State Police internal affairs division pertaining to Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Read case,Neither prosecutors nor Proctor's attorney objected to the motion.
"We're entitled to explore whether this investigation was conducted ethically," Yannetti said."The records are relevant because they tend to show a cover up. They show a Canton police officer inserting himself into a case his department was conflicted out of precisely because he is an officer there.
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