Daniel Medwed University Distinguished Professor of Law and Criminal Justice d.medwed@neu.edu 617.373.6590 Expertise criminal justice, criminal law, wrongful convictions Daniel S. Medwed in the Press Jurors are deliberating in Karen Read’s retrial. Here’s what to know. “It’s quite possible that they’re considering a ‘mercy verdict,’ or a split verdict,” said Daniel Medwed, a Northeastern University law professor who has followed Read’s trials. Karen Read Found Not Guilty of Murder in Boyfriend’s Death Outside Boston Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University who closely followed the case, said before the verdict that acquittal struck him as a sound result, given the many problems with the investigation and the evidence presented at the retrial. Karen Read Acquittal Exposes Flaws in Police Practices, Supporters and Critics Say Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminology at Northeastern University, said the trooper’s texts in the Read case, and the disturbing details in the Birchmore indictment, had brought renewed attention to persistent problems in policing. Mass Live Karen Read’s defense changed its strategy for retrial — and won Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, called it a “classic reasonable doubt defense.” Ex-Stoughton police officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore did not father the baby she was carrying, DNA shows “If the charges relate to the relationship when she was under 16, the fact that she was or was not carrying his child [at the time of her death] would seem to be somewhat irrelevant, except it would indicate they had a continuing relationship,” said Daniel Medwed, a professor of law at Northeastern University. Boston.com Neither side in the Karen Read trial called Michael Proctor to testify. Was it the right choice? Daniel Medwed, a criminal law professor at Northeastern University, suggested prosecutors may have felt Proctor would be somewhat hostile to the defense and knew that if Read’s lawyers called Proctor, they “would have the benefit of seeing what he said on direct and using cross-examination either to rehabilitate him or to try to show how […] A cop dead in the snow, a girlfriend on trial. Why Karen Read is a true-crime obsession Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University, said part of the fascination with Read and others like Casey Anthony or Amanda Knox comes from the relative rarity of a woman facing murder charges. Mass Live What makes jury selection in the Karen Read trial so hard? It’s not just publicity Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, said the lawyers will need to look beyond just the questioning to determine if a juror is fit to serve on the Read case. ‘We thought we could change the world’: how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour The Northeastern University legal scholar Daniel S Medwed has written that their success represents the “civil rights movement of the 21st century”. Portland Press Herald Maine’s public defense agency to scale back billing oversight, training to focus on attorney recruitment “It’s not just about funding lawyers to help guilty people get free — it’s about funding our system so that the system works in as fair and accurate a way as possible. And that benefits all of us,” said Daniel Medwed, a former public defender and professor at Northeastern University’s School of Law. Daniel S. Medwed for Northeastern Global News Is the ‘lung float test’ accurate? 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The trial touched on evergreen debate in legal circles about the role that televised proceedings play in modern society. Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction was overturned. But is a retrial really a good idea? Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape conviction was overturned. But is a retrial really a good idea? The decision about whether to retry someone is complicated by several factors, criminal justice expert says. From Donald Trump to Karen Read — how does jury selection proceed in high-profile cases? From Donald Trump to Karen Read — how does jury selection proceed in high-profile cases? When it comes to trials that have garnered significant public interest, like Trump's, jury selection can be a tricky process. New York waived the statute of limitations for civil sex abuse suits for a year. Should other states follow suit? New York waived the statute of limitations for civil sex abuse suits for a year. Should other states follow suit? New York waived the statute of limitations for civil sex abuse suits for a year. It resulted in over 3000 lawsuits. How can Alec Baldwin still be facing charges for movie set shooting? Northeastern law experts explain How can Alec Baldwin still be facing charges for movie set shooting? Northeastern law experts explain A grand jury in New Mexico is deciding whether to charge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter, two years after the incident. Why wasn’t Donald Trump handcuffed? Did he get a mugshot? Why wasn’t Donald Trump handcuffed? Did he get a mugshot? Trump was not placed in handcuffs and his picture was not taken, meaning he received special treatment. Experts explain the deviation. Police weren’t indicted for the killing of Breonna Taylor. What happened? Police weren’t indicted for the killing of Breonna Taylor. What happened? A grand jury didn’t indict any police officers in connection with the killing of the 26-year-old medical worker in her apartment, and charged one former detective with wanton endangerment—an outcome that’s likely as much the result of the evidence that prosecutors from the Kentucky Attorney General’s office chose to present as what they didn’t, says Daniel Medwed, university distinguished professor of law and criminal justice. Attorney General William Barr says the Mueller report cleared Donald Trump of obstructing justice. Does it? Attorney General William Barr says the Mueller report cleared Donald Trump of obstructing justice. Does it? Attorney General William P. Barr characterized the report by Special Counsel Robert F. Mueller released Thursday as much more favorable toward President Donald J. Trump than the actual report appears to be, according to Northeastern law and political science professors. The gulf between Barr’s assessment of the report and the findings of the report could erode the trust Americans have in the rule of law, they said.
Jurors are deliberating in Karen Read’s retrial. Here’s what to know. “It’s quite possible that they’re considering a ‘mercy verdict,’ or a split verdict,” said Daniel Medwed, a Northeastern University law professor who has followed Read’s trials.
Karen Read Found Not Guilty of Murder in Boyfriend’s Death Outside Boston Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University who closely followed the case, said before the verdict that acquittal struck him as a sound result, given the many problems with the investigation and the evidence presented at the retrial.
Karen Read Acquittal Exposes Flaws in Police Practices, Supporters and Critics Say Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminology at Northeastern University, said the trooper’s texts in the Read case, and the disturbing details in the Birchmore indictment, had brought renewed attention to persistent problems in policing.
Mass Live Karen Read’s defense changed its strategy for retrial — and won Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, called it a “classic reasonable doubt defense.”
Ex-Stoughton police officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore did not father the baby she was carrying, DNA shows “If the charges relate to the relationship when she was under 16, the fact that she was or was not carrying his child [at the time of her death] would seem to be somewhat irrelevant, except it would indicate they had a continuing relationship,” said Daniel Medwed, a professor of law at Northeastern University.
Boston.com Neither side in the Karen Read trial called Michael Proctor to testify. Was it the right choice? Daniel Medwed, a criminal law professor at Northeastern University, suggested prosecutors may have felt Proctor would be somewhat hostile to the defense and knew that if Read’s lawyers called Proctor, they “would have the benefit of seeing what he said on direct and using cross-examination either to rehabilitate him or to try to show how […]
A cop dead in the snow, a girlfriend on trial. Why Karen Read is a true-crime obsession Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University, said part of the fascination with Read and others like Casey Anthony or Amanda Knox comes from the relative rarity of a woman facing murder charges.
Mass Live What makes jury selection in the Karen Read trial so hard? It’s not just publicity Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, said the lawyers will need to look beyond just the questioning to determine if a juror is fit to serve on the Read case.
‘We thought we could change the world’: how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour The Northeastern University legal scholar Daniel S Medwed has written that their success represents the “civil rights movement of the 21st century”.
Portland Press Herald Maine’s public defense agency to scale back billing oversight, training to focus on attorney recruitment “It’s not just about funding lawyers to help guilty people get free — it’s about funding our system so that the system works in as fair and accurate a way as possible. And that benefits all of us,” said Daniel Medwed, a former public defender and professor at Northeastern University’s School of Law.