Karen Read, whose first murder trial was covered by the Netflix documentary "A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read," has appealed to the US Supreme Court, claiming that retrial on charges that the jury in the first trial had purportedly acquitted her on is barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause of the US Constitution (WFIN, CBS News, Supreme Court - Read v. Norfolk County Petition, Cornell - Petition for Certiorari). The question is only concerned with whether the US Supreme Court will agree to hear the case, and the question will close upon the issuance of an order denying Read's petition. An order granting certiorari, vacating a lower court's decision, and remanding again for further proceedings will count (e.g., Supreme Court - Order List 30 June 2022, see 21-1194 on page 2). If Read withdraws her petition for certiorari, the question will close "No."

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