Former Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor — the lead investigator in the Karen Read case — has officially withdrawn his appeal to get his job back. This comes just days after prosecutors recovered hundreds of thousands of messages from his phone… despite his lawyer claiming the data was gone. In this Ms. Trial update, I break down what happened, what it means for the appeal, and why it could have ripple effects on other high-profile Massachusetts cases.

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