For the second time in a week, Judge Beverly Cannone denied Karen Read's attorneys' request for a mistrial after they accused the prosecution of misconduct. After the jury was sent out of the room several times for attorneys to deal with various hearings,

Read, 45, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of O’Keefe, who was found outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer on Jan. 29, 2022. Norfolk County prosecutors say Read struck O’Keefe with her SUV while driving intoxicated. Read’s attorneys say her car never struck O’Keefe and that others are to blame for his death.

Karen Read’s lawyers demanded that Judge Beverly Cannone declare a mistrial after the prosecution brought up the topic of DNA while cross-examining a key defense witness on Tuesday morning.