Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone is sitting tight on deciding whether Karen Read’s defense can use its preferred dog bite expert in her second trial scheduled to begin in April. After yet another marathon hearing to determine the fate of Dr.

Dr. Marie Russell previously testified that the holes found in John O’Keefe’s hoodie and the wounds to his arm were from a dog.

A judge continued to hear arguments today about whether an emergency room physician should be allowed to testify in the Karen Read trial.