Those holes in the back of the hoodie sweatshirt are clearly, unequivocally, without doubt, caused [by] nothing to do with any type of event on or about Jan. 29, 2022,” Alessi asserted, furnishing documents from the criminalist’s file.

Lawyers for Karen Read pushed for a mistrial on Monday afternoon, the second time within the past week, and the judge denied it after brief arguments.

Defense attorney Alan Jackson asked Wolfe whether the damage to O’Keefe’s sweatshirt — most notably, a series of small holes running up the right sleeve — was consistent with an impact with Read’s tai...