ReTrial

The Yan-Yetti cooler is packed. What's for lunch? Only the healthiest snacks for the Greek Gods, standing alongside Karen Read on Mount Olympus (AKA Dedham Courthouse). 16 jurors have been selected, giving the court four alternates if need be, with a possibility of screening for 2 more before opening arguments on Tuesday.

This episode, lets review the excitement of juror selection, the Canton Police Audit and ask the question.....how much do you think driver's insurance is if you live in Canton?

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On April 1st, the search for jurors began and that officially marks the start of 2.0. The court upheld its start date and each day, the panel of potential jurors is brought in to be screened by her honor Beverage Cannone as well as attorneys for the prosecution and defense. Each day starts with Judge Bev rifling off what it means to be a juror and the importance of the civic duty. She reads a quote by John Adams and then tells them that "Lots' of jurors love jury duty!"

Before individually screening each potential juror, they must pass a series of questions as a group. Perhaps the most important questions are....."Have you heard about this trial before?' and "Do you know or recognize any of these people?"

The people Judge Cannone is referring to are the list of 150 names on the combined witness list. This episode, hostess Pro Hawk VeeJay pulls the eye catching changes and names, citing the differences between 1.0 and 2.0.

Despite Michael Easter's name being on the list....that is one witness the judge declined to allow as an expert witness. However, the defense team could still appeal it and it's best to mention the name in an effort to be overly

cautious while screening potential jurors.

Welcome to Season 2!

There's a new kid in town and then someone was voted off the island. This episode, Pro Hawk Veejay covers the latest esquire added to the defense team as well as the final determination for Michael Proctor. A few more motions were also discussed on March 26th as well as a determination on the motion to dismiss. Welcome to the show!

This episode is a run down of the hearings for motions in limine. Although not all motions have rulings as of yet, some do and we learned that Judge Cannone can actually rule for the bench. She was able to decide instantly after hearing both the defense and Commonwealth that a continuance of the trial would not be permitted. Due to the over 2,000 summonses that have been sent out in Norfolk County in search of an impartial jury, empaneling may take just as long as the requested continuance suggested would be. Also, the SASS from defense was palpable. They've had enough of being bullied. In the words of Attorney Jackson, if you think you can challenge their experts...."DO IT."

As promised, a second half of the motions in limine filed by counsel. While the majority of this episode focuses on what's been filed by the Commonwealth, we did kick off the episode with three more gifts from the defense. The first motion is my man Bob Alessi not taking no for an answer. Will Judge Cannon reconsider her stance on Crosby?

We still don't have any decisions, however, the amount of reading the judge has to do, means she'll definitely need to hear these out on the 18th and 19th before really deciding.

Today's episode is just a review of the 10 motions in limine that were dropped by the defense. Motions were due on March 10, 2025 and they all hit the docket today. 10 filings on both sides are available for review and cover everything from excluding the Sullivan sister requests, asking that the McAlberts not linger before or after their testimonies and a few other requests. This episode we cover just the defense's "motions and lemonade". Another fun game? Who do we think will cover each motion?

Which motions will Judge Bev allow? We won't find out until next week, but maybe we can place some bets for entertainment sake.

As expected, this has been another motion filled week with some decisions yielded. The week began on March 4th with a motions hearing, picking up where the teams last left off. Judge Cannone came in quite HOTTTT. She started by lining up the defense team in front of the firing squad. Once she reprimanded them like children, the drama ensued, per usual. This episode, Pro Hawk Vee Jay reviews the motions to exclude ARCCA, motions to exclude Dr. Crosby and the motion to exclude the hard as a rock dude....Rob Gillman. Oh...and of course, the motion of all motions. The motion to dismiss.

The prince who was promised returns to Norfolk County. With binders and SAT Vocab words, he disarms his opponents and endears the impermeable, Judge Cannone. Five hours, two breaks, and a few "not so fast Brennans" later, the presentation to argue whether or not the Defense Counsel had "duped" the Commonwealth and committed an ethical violation, was over. Where to now? Grab your binder and follow along folks.

What's the big hullabaloo? The inter webs are all a dither given the abrupt halt to the motions hearing on February 18th. The Ocean of Motions ended with an Ocean of eMotions as Judge Cannone appeared to be rattled. Was it something Hank said? Was it something in her chambers she saw? A mouse under the bench? We may not truly know the answer until all parties reconvene on the 25th to continue the hearing per the order to appear issued by Judge Cannone to all parties. This is the trial that keeps on giving...and we are only in pre-trial. Saddle up friends. We've got more waves to ride and oceans to fly over.

Holy smokes....today ended abruptly. After a week of filed motions and affidavits, today's hearing date was highly anticipated. Both the defense and commonwealth were able to successfully review motions until the ARCCA motion was on deck. Is the defense team facing sanctions? Did Attorney Brennan mess up royally in his delivery by inferring a discovery violation occurred when it hadn't? Did a violation occur? Just a brief overview until we get more information regarding some answers.