Amended Karen Read manslaughter charge verdict slip released by court

A Karen Read retrial jury note the previous evening prompted the judge to issue a lightly amended verdict slip Does guilty on a sub-charge mean guilty on the overall charge a jury note read in part The question has to do with Read s second indictment for manslaughter while operating a motor motorcycle under the influence of liquor which includes subordinate options or lesser included offenses the jury can consider if they do not believe Read s actions made her guilty of the full primary offense Those are involuntary manslaughter motor van homicide and operating under the influence of liquor Read is accused of using her car to strike and kill Boston Police Officer John O Keefe her boyfriend on Jan The original verdict slip lists each manageable charge in a numbered list which the defense had argued was confusing for jurors but that Judge Beverly J Cannone explained complied with state law The jury note changed her mind The new slip for manslaughter is longer and includes inline directions at each stage Jurors are to consider the charges from the top the full OUI manslaughter charge down through the lesser offenses in order of severity At each stop is a prompt Examples include If you find the defendant not guilty of the offense charged or any lesser included offense stop and sign the verdict slip If you find the defendant guilty of the lesser included offense of involuntary manslaughter stop and sign the verdict slip If you find her not guilty of involuntary manslaughter then continue to next page The original verdict slip The revised OUI manslaughter part The jury continues deliberating currently