The same issue arose at Read’s first trial: multiple jurors, in the wake of Cannone declaring a mistrial, reported to Read’s defense that they agreed to acquit her on two of the three counts, but they didn’t know they could return a partial verdict. That led to a lengthy appeals fight that was appealed to but not taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jurors in the murder retrial of Karen Read asked three questions related to the charges and evidence before resuming deliberations on Tuesday.

The Karen Read jury asks the judge what happens if they can't agree on a verdict for all three charges.