Jury selection is complete in the Karen Read murder trial, paving the way for the prosecution and defense to make their opening arguments.

Opening statements in Read’s highly anticipated retrial are reportedly slated for next Tuesday, April 22. The post Karen Read murder trial: Opening statements scheduled as jury selection wraps appeared first on Boston.

The case’s popularity has made seating a jury a formidable task. Jury selection is now in its third week, even though the results Friday, in which attorneys had selected their goal of 16 jurors for trial, promised that the trial would begin in earnest soon. But the effort continues.