Karen Read’s decision to not call her to the witness stand was a gamble, and in the prosecution, the prosecutor played her harmful interview clips in her second murder, could help or hinder her case – allowing the jury to hear the incident in Read in his own words.

Read faces the possibility of life in prison for alleged murder of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe. The Lexus SUV, which the prosecutors asked to read, hit O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV in a drunken argument, causing him to freeze to death in the front yard of a friend's house shortly after midnight on January 29, 2022.

Read's defense team insisted that her vehicle had never contacted O'Keefe and had no collisions.

New York City defense attorney Louis Gelormino told Fox News that when I first practiced, it was never going to put your clients on the side. '. "But sometimes I tend to disagree with that. I think when we put our clients in the stands, we got the biggest win."

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On Tuesday, the defense submitted a team's proposed jury instructions that Reid would not stand at her trial.

The instructions read: "As you know, Ms. Read did not testify in this trial." "You probably wouldn't object to her.

The instructions stressed that the reason why reading was not accepted as witness positions had nothing to do with the deliberation of the jury and could not be regarded as evidence in her trial. Legal experts tell Fox News Digital’s choice to prevent defendants from speaking may not always be the best option.

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Gelormino said he thought Read would do well at the witness booth, but there was no risk without asking her to testify.

"I think the reason they hide her is because they don't want her to explain all these videos she's seen, but she doesn't act very well," Gelormino said.

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Special Attorney Hank Brennan played numerous clips from Read’s TV interview, picking out clips that could damage the defense.

“I want to know, too, if I say, ‘I can hit him’” Reading says In an interview with the investigation found in 2024. “Or tell me I said I hit him.

In the edit, read the question if she "really (say) it's multiple times that law enforcement has claimed."

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In another clip, she talks about her drinks because they aren't strong enough.

Gelormino said the defense team may not want to read her statement about her cross-examination, which could open the door to the day inquiry in the state.

"They don't want her to explain all these misbehaviors, or what people think is bad," Gelormino said.

However, continuing to read the choice of the stands may allow her to provide an explanation for her statement in the interview, while also articulating her story.

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"Every coin has two sides," Gelormino told Fox News Digital. "You can wear her and try to let her explain it, or you can avoid it altogether."

Gelormino notes that reading may appear defensive when providing explanations for her camera story, which may change the jury’s perception of her personality.

"As a defense attorney, you're going to have to clean it up," Gelormino said. "So you're going to spend a lot of time defending your role."

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The videos pose new obstacles to defense as they were not played in Read’s first trial last year.

Jack Lu, a retired Massachusetts senior court judge and Boston College law professor, told Fox News Digital. "That video statement without the defendant. Here we have many harmful statements and maybe some refutations."

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Lu said the defense has not yet tried to resolve the video clip or provide context about versions of the incidents Redd had at trial.

"So, the same trial plus the harmful videos that were almost convicted of the jury were harmful to the defense," Lu said.

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As the defense continues to call witnesses, once the jury reads the verdict, the significant lack of Read’s own testimony can be fully felt, and the prosecutor is the only option to include his own discourse in the court.

"Based on the fact that they had a jury last time," Gelormino told Fox News Digital. "So, you want her to defend her behavior and character over the next two or three days, it's a tough decision."