Overview
- Judge Beverly Cannone denied the defense’s motion for a verdict of not guilty after prosecutors rested their case on May 28
- DiSogra testified that none of the SUV’s recorded trigger events confirm a collision and highlighted inconsistent testing of Read’s vehicle data
- Prosecutors presented taillight fragments found on John O’Keefe, witness accounts of Read saying “I hit him,” and SUV data showing a reverse maneuver
- Defense attorneys have challenged prosecution expert Judson Welcher’s methods, questioning his use of a 1979 injury study and his interpretation of damage to the SUV
- Read’s lawyers maintain she was framed in a police conspiracy and plan to call additional witnesses over the next one to two weeks