Karen Read's defense team has filed a motion on Friday to reconfigure the seating arrangement in a Dedham courtroom, asserting that the current setup violates her constitutional right to a face-to-face confrontation during her trial. The motion highlights that some jurors are unable to see witnesses' faces as they testify under the current layout. The defense argues that this setup impedes the jury's ability to assess witness credibility, which is crucial to ensuring a fair trial.
“The seating arrangements proposed by this Court clearly violate Ms. Read’s constitutional right to face-to-face confrontation,” defense attorneys wrote in the motion filed Friday. https://t.co/K0kE8B82PN
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Lawyers for Karen Read want the jury box to be reconfigured when the trial starts so all the jurors can clearly see the faces of witnesses as they testify, court records show. https://t.co/XaMuMa4Z5F
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NEW: Karen Read’s lawyers want to change layout of Dedham courtroom before testimony, records show https://t.co/W21iOf8CzA https://t.co/y1nxIZkPdc
NEW: Karen Read’s defense team moves to physically rearrange the courtroom, claiming its current arrangement violates her constitutional right to face-to-face confrontation. In its current set up, some jurors would not be able to see witnesses’ faces as they testify. #WBZ https://t.co/TEgmEhI3ax
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