Prosecutors in the Karen Read murder case won’t be gaining access to her parents’ phone records which they said would have bolstered their argument that the defendant knew she struck and

Judge Beverly Cannone sided with Read’s lawyers, agreeing prosecutors' requests did not meet the legal requirements. The post Karen Read case: Judge denies requests for parents’ phone records appeared first on Boston.

A judge has denied prosecutors' request to see phone records from Karen Read’s parents, saying they had not met the legal requirements to seek third-party records. According to a report from Boston.com, Judge Beverly Cannone sided with Read’s defense attorneys, denying the prosecution’s pre-trial motion.

The judge presiding over the Karen Read murder case heard key motions on Tuesday as the prosecution and defense continue to prepare for the Mansfield woman’s upcoming retrial.

A potentially impactful hearing in the Karen Read case is scheduled for Tuesday as a Massachusetts judge could rule on a new date for the second trial.

Prosecutors said Read’s phone records indicate she called her mother and father multiple times in the hours after she allegedly struck her boyfriend John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, with her car in the early hours of Jan.

On Saturday, in a recent development to the Karen Read murder case, Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone has denied prosecutors special request of Karen Read’s parents phone records for use.