A federal judge has denied Karen Read's request to delay her state trial while her appeal to dismiss some of the charges against her works its way through the court system. Read's lawyers had asked the federal court to delay her trial after Judge Beverly Cannone denied the request on Thursday.

Jury selection in Read’s retrial will begin April 1 after Judge Beverly Cannone declined to delay despite a pending federal appeal.

The judge denied a motion to delay the start of the retrial. The Karen Read trial holds a hearing. The defense has filed a motion to push back the trial until the end of April. This coming as Read's team is appealing a federal court ruling.