BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) — The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger's casehas ruled that the defense will be allowed to continue a phone survey of potential jurors in the area.
Attorneys for the suspect in the Idaho college murders are pushing to have his trial moved out of town, with a judge allowing them to go forward with a survey of potential jurors. @LizKreutzNews reports.
Attorneys for the suspect in the Idaho college murders have pushed for a change of venue, arguing that an impartial jury cannot be found in Latah County due to its small size and the enormous publicity the case has received.
A judge ruled that attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man suspected of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022, can continue surveying potential jurors in Latah County, Idaho, as part of an effort to change the venue of the trial.
Latah County Judge John C. Judge initially ordered for the defense to stop contacting local residents about the trial, but reversed course on April 22, ruling that Kohberger's attorneys "may continue its surveys without modification to the survey questions," according to court documents obtained by NBC News.
Bryan Kohberger is facing four counts of murder and a felony burglary charge after the quadruple slaying on Nov. 13, 2022. A trial date has still not been set.
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Dec. 30, 2022, 8:45 PM EST / Updated April 23, 2024, 8:43 AM EDT / Source: TODAY
The judge in Bryan Kohberger's case issued a key ruling this week about a survey of prospective jurors that was the subject of fierce debate during two recent hearings. Law&Crime's Angenette Levy @angenette5 talks about the developments.
@CoffindafferFBI #BryanKohberger wants to unseal anything that he believes might benefit him but wants to keep sealed anything that doesn't.
Hoping Judge Judge doesn't play that game.
Meanwhile, the jury pool will continue to receive calls and hear survey questions which sorely taints what potential jurors may and may not know. BK's team played this brilliantly.
As a balance, select jurors from Boise but keep the trial in Latah. It's their community that suffered so...
MOSCOW, Idaho – Earlier this month, Kohberger's defense team submitted an updated alibi.Now, the State is responding.The State of Idaho, through the Latah Count
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The state has also requested for the May 14 hearing to be closed.
Idaho Judicial Cases of Interest "The defense will call on for hearing the IGG portion of their 5th Motion to Compel in the above entitled matter on 5/16/24 at 3:00PM as a closed hearing upon agreement of the parties."
Shortly after defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger claimed he had an alibi for the night four University of Idaho students were murdered in November 2022, the prosecution has responded by calling the alibi legally inadequate.
Kohberger, 29, is accused of murdering Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, at an off-campus residence in Moscow, Idaho, around 4 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2022. All four were close friends and students at the University of Idaho.
Hearing today at 10am PT/1pm ET in the #Idaho4 murders case against #BryanKohberger. Today's hearing is to argue for/against sealing an upcoming hearing. Ironically, the defense wants the upcoming hearing live streamed to the public. (they were the ones that wanted cameras completely banned in this case.)
HAPPENING NOW: Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four U of I students in their off-campus apartment, is back in court today. They're arguing whether an upcoming hearing will be public.
The state argues discussing points of evidence in the public eye BEFORE a trial could create problems in regards to giving him a fair trial. The defense says the state hasn't disclosed info/evidence about Kohberger they say they've collected.
The state says there's not point in "trying this case before the media." There will be a time for evidence to be released, and they say that should be the trial.
Regarding evidence of cell phone towers, for example, Judge says, "It's complicated" to open that stuff up to the public.
Taylor: There are things in the affidavit of probable cause that have been public for a year and a half. It makes no sense that we can't have the evidence they're citing in that affidavit be public.
Judge says the hearing on the 14th will be closed
Bill Thompson: The idea that the state is strategically witholding evidence from the defense is "nonsense."
COMING UP: Accused quadruple killer Bryan Kohberger will be back in court at 10 am. Attorneys are arguing over whether a future hearing should be open or closed. We'll stream the hearing live on our website. Here's some background.
Bryan Kohberger's attorney is fighting today to have a future discovery hearing open to the public. Accuses prosecutors of trying to control the public narrative in a vacuum. Watch live: https://t.co/eaIEDMktr8
It's fascinating to hear attorneys on both sides of the Kohberger case saying at different times, in different hearings:-We don't want to try this in the media-The public deserves to have as much access as possible
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HAPPENING NOW: Just arrived in Moscow for today’s hearing in the case against #BryanKohberger.Today’s hearing focuses on a motion to close future hearings to the public. Full coverage today on @KHQLocalNews.
@cathyrusson Judge John Judge ruled in favor of the prosecution and he will close the next hearing to the public. He said there's a chance that maybe a part of that hearing can be open to the public.
#BryanKohberger is awaiting trial for the alleged murders of Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves.
During a hearing over Genetic Genealogy evidence in the #BryanKohberger case, Judge John Judge stopped the attorneys at one point frustrated with their courtroom behavior. “Tone it down,” Judge Judge said. “When it starts to be personal, it starts to be destructive."
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1/3 Kaylee Goncalves’ family released this statement at the conclusion of today’s Bryan Kohberger hearing — saying they are “incredibly frustrated” by the continued delays.
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