Will Karen Read’s dog expert testify at her retrial? That was the focus of a hearing Thursday in Dedham. Dr. Marie Russell testified at Read’s first trial. The defense wants to bring her back, but the prosecution wants to block that.

WATCH LIVE: Karen Read returns to court for hearing on dog bite expert, new retrial date. Cannone is expected to hear arguments in Dedham’s Norfolk Superior Court on whether dog bite expert Dr. Marie Russell will be allowed to testify at Read’s second murder trial.

Prosecutors are aiming to keep Dr. Marie Russell off the stand when Karen Read stands trial again next year. The post Livestream: Karen Read returns to court for hearing on dog bite expert appeared first on Boston.

The Karen Read case is back in court Thursday for arguments about expert witnesses and discussion of when her second trial will begin.

The judge in the Karen Read case on Thursday heard statements from a medical specialist to determine whether she’ll allow the physician to testify at a retrial that the wounds on John O’Keefe’s arm appeared to have been caused by a large dog.

As the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stretches into its third month, testimony has covered his multiple alleged schemes, from kickbacks involving the state’s largest utility company to Chinatown developments benefiting his private tax firm.

Karen Read returned to court Thursday for a pretrial hearing on whether certain experts will be allowed to testify at her second trial. The Mansfield woman is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend,