The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office filed a motion requesting a 'buffer zone' of 500 feet around the courthouse during the upcoming Karen Read murder…
The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office filed a motion requesting a"buffer zone" of 500 feet around the courthouse during the upcoming Karen Read murder trialjust weeks away, Massachusetts prosecutors are asking the judge to keep protesters away from the courthouse and prohibit certain articles of clothing.
"There is a substantial risk to both the defendant and Commonwealth's rights to a fair trial that would be jeopardized if prospectives jurors are exposed to the messages contained in the demonstrations, especially before this Court has had the opportunity to instruct trial jurors about their obligations to remain fair and unbiased," prosecutors wrote in the motion.
"My first reaction was literally, 'What?'" Cristoforo said."The commonwealth is calling it a 'buffer zone,' but they might as well call it a restraining order against the citizens of Massachusetts, because that's exactly what it is."
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