Judge Beverly J. Cannone greets the jury in the murder retrial of Karen Read before sending them out for their first full day of deliberations in Norfolk Superior Court, on

Attorneys in Karen Read’s murder retrial met with Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone on Thursday to discuss instructions for the jury ahead of closing arguments. Read, 45, of Mansfield, is accused of striking John O’Keefe,

Karen Read proposed that she personally select which of the jurors would serve as alternates in her murder trial — an idea the judge denied.

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.

Judge Beverly Cannone is a breakout star of the Karen Read case. Judge Belvin Perry, who oversaw Casey Anthony's trial, knows that feeling.

Judge Beverly Cannone also denied the defense team’s motion for a mistrial based on what Read’s lawyers called “intentional misconduct” from prosecutor Hank Brennan.

Judge Beverly Cannone is sticking to her ruling, limiting the testimony of the former chief medical examiner of Rhode Island.