Both sides in Karen Read’s murder retrial appeared in court Thursday for a hearing before they deliver closing arguments to jurors on Friday. The hearing is known as a charge conference, where the parties hash out instructions the jury will receive before they start deliberating. Jurors weren’t present for Thursday’s proceedings.

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,

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.

At the center of the trial is Superior Court Judge Beverly J. Cannone, who also presided over last year's proceedings. A longtime judge for Massachusetts' Superior Court, Cannone is a South Shore ...

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.