Karen Read ’s legal team is seeking a $12,229.57 reimbursement for fees and travel expenses paid to a defense expert hired to examine the security camera system at the Canton Police Station.
New Karen Read Filing: Karen Read’s legal team is seeking a $12,229.57 reimbursement for fees and travel expenses paid to a defense expert hired to examine the security camera system at the Canton Police Station. According to a new defense filing, “all original DVR footage from… pic.twitter.com/KNsG498SOO
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According to a new defense filing, “All original DVR footage from the relevant date had been destroyed, at best, due to improper preservation by the Commonwealth” and the expert’s trip was “futile.”
The defense argues original footage is required to verify its authenticity and that “the condition of the right rear taillight of the Lexus SUV at the time it entered law enforcement custody is perhaps one of the most critical and highly contested issues in this case.”
The filing also mentions the “inverted video” shown at Read’s trial , and new surveillance video the prosecution provided after the trial in October, which shows prosecution witness Brian Higgins arriving at the Canton Police Department at 1:26 a.m. and minutes later speaking “on the phone” at 1:34 a.m. as he left the department, according to the defense…