Most defendants crumble when the DP gets up close and personal. When staring right at it. Same with the possibility of getting a long prison sentence. Many plea deals happen days before trial, I was following a case that was starting on a Monday and was stopped with a plea deal the Thursday before.
So BK is no different. He can be just as intimidated by the DP as any other psychopath. Time will tell. I think BK first wants to see if his defense can get the DP tossed out as well as other incriminating evidence such as, well, most of it. Experts, video, online click history, bushy eyebrows, all of DM's testimony.... Etc.... 2 CENTS
Judge denies Bryan Kohberger motions to exclude key DNA evidence from trial
Kohberger, who is charged in the November 2022 murders of four students at an off-campus residence near the University of Idaho, has his trial is set for Aug. 11
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Legal analysis: Kohberger's defense seeks evidence thrown-out
Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger are urging Judge Steven Hippler to dismiss a substantial portion of the evidence in his case.
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Kohberger defense files motion that may seek to throw out death penalty, citing autism spectrum disorder
In a motion filed on Monday, it appears that Kohberger's defense team is asking the judge to strike the death penalty as a sentencing option.
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The judge in Bryan Kohberger's case decided to admit the 911 call and text messages sent by the surviving roommates in an order filed on Thursday. The defense wants this testimony thrown out.
New court filings show surviving roommates saw one of the victims on the night of the murder and explain why the 911 call was delayed.
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Defense attorney Anne Taylor, in an objection filed March 17: "To get to BF's bedroom DM passed the front door of the residence. BF was steps from the front door. Neither of them left the house. Neither of them called friends, family or law enforcement for help."
Judge Hippler denied the defense's arguments that pulling and using Kohberger's DNA was a violation of his 4th Amendment rights.
In other motions, the defense sought to have cell phone location data and subsequent warrants used by law enforcement to arrest Kohberger thrown out, but the court found the warrants were lawfully obtained and did not violate Kohberger's rights.
Judge Hippler also denied the defense's motion for a Franks Hearing, which determines if investigators lied or omitted information to obtain warrants.