Canton Coverup Part 465: Judge Cannone Reluctantly Denies Hank Brennan’s Attempt To Silence Overly Qualified Dog Bite Expert Dr. Marie Russell At Trial

 

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Judge Beverly Cannone denied Hank Brennan’s motion today that would’ve prevented Dr. Marie Russell from testifying about the dog bites on John O’Keefe’s arm at Karen Read’s retrial in April. In typical Auntie Bev fashion she had to throw in that it was a “close question.”

No, it was not a “close question.” And why is she acting like this is a football game that came down to the last play? I’ve never seen a judge report the score after rendering their decision. But Auntie Bev just HAD to throw it in there because what she HATES more than anything is reluctantly giving Karen Read a win.

Of course she had no choice but to do this, because if Dr. Russell isn’t qualified to testify about dog bites then no expert is qualified to testify about anything. As Auntie Bev pointed out, Dr. Russell is a qualified expert because she is a board certified medical doctor with over 30 years experience, she has conducted over 500 autopsies, treated hundreds of wounds resulting from dog attacks, and co-authored peer-reviewed articles on the treatment of law enforcement canine bites in the ER.

She also testified at the last trial, and it was Auntie Bev who allowed her to do so after going through a voir dire. This time she was even more emphatic and confident that John O’Keefe’s arm was covered in dog bites.

But of course Auntie Bev had to throw Hank Brennan a bone because she couldn’t let him take the L without giving him some hope. She patted him on the head for demonstrating that “Dr. Russell’s evaluation of the abrasions failed to consider all available information,” that she didn’t compare the abrasions to Chloe’s dog bite molds, and that her finding of dog bites was inconsistent with the lack of dog DNA on John’s clothing.

1. The idea that it’s problematic that Dr. Russell didn’t consider Katie McLaughlin’s testimony that Karen Read said “I hit him” while using her medical expertise to evaluate the evidence to determine if John O’Keefe was bit by a dog, is laughably stupid. Every day I think this judge can’t get any more corrupt she proves me wrong.
2. The fact that Auntie Bev put ANY weight on Hank Brennan’s completely unsubstantiated claim that he met Chloe proves how in the bag she is for the Commonwealth. Brennan would not allow the defense to watch his consultant do this, the defense wasn’t told where in Vermont “Chloe” lives,” there was no way to verify if it was actually Chloe, and if Chloe is really alive then her teeth could’ve easily changed in the last 3 years.  She knows damn well that the “dentition of the German shepherd” is inadmissible and will never be prevented at trial.
3. The swab from John O’Keefe’s shirt was done by Michael Proctor, who has no credibility whatsoever, and also contained pig DNA. But what most people forget, because it came from testimony from one of the most forgettable witnesses, was that there were inhibitors found on the swab Proctor sent. These inhibitors can include blood, which according to Teri Kun would mask or hide the existence of DNA on a swab. According to her the fact that her testing came back positive for inhibitors, meant that there could be dog DNA on the clothing.

Either way, this is another humiliating loss for Hank Brennan, despite the “atta boy” from Auntie Bev. He has now tried and failed to get Bill and Janet Read’s phones, tried and failed to force ABC to hand over their video interviews with Read, humiliated himself by hiring an expert who didn’t know the difference between bits and bytes, and tried and failed to keep out an expert witness who will destroy the Commonwealth’s case against Read. In the upcoming weeks and months he will try and fail to prevent Richard Green and the ARCCA experts from testifying. Oh, and he also gave the defense and Dr. Russell insight into this cross-examination strategy that will allow them to prepare themselves for perceived weaknesses Brenna will try to highlight at trial.

All I heard when this guy was hired was what a “badass” Hank Brennan was. But all I’ve seen since he taken this case on is a nerd leeching off the taxpayers who’s better at using the media than Adam Lally was, but is ultimately no more effective.