4 Univ of Idaho Students Murdered, Bryan Kohberger Arrested, Moscow, Nov 2022 #92

[arielilane]

Live feed is on.

 

[Megnut]

State received a power point this morning from BE about the venue change.

 

[arielilane]

@newsfromkerri

Hearing is underway. Prosecutor says his office received a presentation from the expert today, and it deals with change of venue, which is premature. Anne Taylor, defense attorney, wants Dr. Edelman to discuss his findings with the Court.


7:08 PM · Apr 10, 2024

 

[Megnut]

AT refutes the State's conclusion that the Court had determined she violated the non dissemination order. She wants to proceed with presenting BE and the power point.

 

[Megnut]

AT is complaining that she has to continue appearing in court when there's nothing wrong with what they're doing.

State is distinguishing between AT herself and BE &CO who prepared and conducted the survey, as agents of the defense, and the State contends that BE violated the non dissemination order.

Judge is perturbed.

 

[arielilane]

@Angenette5

Judge Judge. He's ready to wrap up the day.

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[arielilane]

@newsfromkerri

Judge John Judge is looking over the presentation. Taylor says there is nothing wrong with the process, and her expert is ready to go. Thompson argues that the "loaded questions" violated the gag order. Judge is defining public record. It's not social media or media reports.


7:13 PM · Apr 10, 2024

 

[Megnut]

AT is arguing that the questions in the survey were in the public record -- from the PCA. Wow. She's not even saying mainstream media. She's saying the PCA fed the media.

Jmo

 

[arielilane]

@newsfromkerri

Taylor said the questions stemmed from information that was spread far and wide. The probable-cause affidavit was public, she says. Judge is "nervous about spreading things out that shouldn't be spread."

 

[arielilane]

@newsfromkerri

The questions are fair game, Taylor says. The problem with the media happened when the affidavit was first shared. Kohberger's rights are important to her, Taylor says. The media coverage is prejudicial, and the trial should not be held in this county, she says.

 

[Megnut]

AT is saying that the questions are fair game-- especially now that the State read them into the record.

AT says BE's reputation has been impugned.

She says there is bias because the PCA was spread far and wide.

Judge is concerned about protecting BK's rights.

 

[Megnut]

State is saying that of those 400 many would not have been aware of all those news stories -- fact specific questions which innoculated them with information they didn't already have.

AT says that at this rate we will never get to trial.

AT wants BE to explain to the judge before making his decision.

Judge was leaning toward denying the use of the content of the survey. But AT is still pushing....

 

[arielilane]

@newsfromkerri

Thompson says the people who were called didn't necessarily have all of the facts or an awareness of all of the rumors in this case. Judge says the questions have nothing to do with guilt, innocence or even the truth, and this situation has to be fixed.

 

[arielilane]

AT is calling her expert (Dr. BE) witness to the stand.

 

[Megnut]

Here we go.

AT gets to present.

 

[arielilane]

@newsfromkerri

Dr. Bryan Edelman is now testifying. He's a trial consultant who conducted the telephonic survey in March. He is talking about his experience and education relating to change of venue, the death penalty and jury selection.

 

[arielilane]

@newsfromkerri

Edelman says he focuses on whether the media coverage is prejudicial and if it's impacted the jury pool. He collected all of the stories about Kohberger during his research. Thompson objects to PowerPoint being played in Court, says it's inappropriate.

 

[arielilane]

@newsfromkerri

Presentation continues. Edelman says he's aware there is a gag order in this case. He discovered it in media coverage of Kohberger case. It did not change how he did his work. Everything he used was in the media, Edelman says. He's now playing a video of a press conference.

 

[arielilane]

@newsfromkerri

Media not only published the affidavit, but added their own spin, Edelman says. Massive media coverage was prejudicial. Rumors and misinformation was widely spread, he says. Random digit dial telephone survey was used to assess community attitude on case.

 

[Megnut]

MOO

I feel like I'm being boozebammled.

If the PCA was spread far and wide and media coverage saturated the area, how does that support BE's questions?

Shouldn't he have asked questions to ascertain how saturated the community was by asking 400 people what they were aware of, not by providing the information to them?

His survey methodology is solid. I think the particular questions were rogue and he knows it and she knows it.

I am weary because I fear what's next. She'll say this all cost her prep time and now she needs a continuance.

Sigh.

JMO