PLEA DEAL REACHED - 4 Univ of Idaho Students Murdered, Bryan Kohberger Arrested, Moscow, Nov 2022 #109

[rabidstoat]

For those interested, here is the Idaho Guilty Plea Advisory Form:

https://isc.idaho.gov/rules/forms/Guilty-Plea-Advisory.pdf

 

[Curious Me]

Takes time to absorb the latest developments. Might be easier on the families, but plea deals don't have the same feel as trial Justice. ​

Bryan Kohberger agrees to plead guilty to all counts in Idaho college murders case: Letter from prosecutors

Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all counts in the killings of four Idaho college students, according to a letter sent to victims' family members.

abcnews.go.com

Kohberger -- who was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in connection with the 2022 killings...

...will be sentenced to four consecutive life sentences on the murder counts and the maximum penalty of 10 years on the burglary count, according to the plea agreement.

He will waive all right to appeal, the agreement said.

....change of plea hearing that's scheduled for Wednesday,...​

 

[Sundog]

She had to go before the judge to make this happen.


“BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Up until taking his case, Bryan Kohberger’s court-appointed public defender was actively representing a parent of one of the four Moscow stabbing victims her client is accused of killing, court records show.

Anne Taylor, chief of the Kootenai County Public Defender’s Office, filed an attorney withdrawal notice in Kootenai County Court for the parent on Jan. 5 — the same day Kohberger made his first court appearance in Idaho in Latah County. The parent was previously sentenced on unrelated misdemeanor charges”

Kohberger attorney represented parent of victim in Moscow homicides before taking his case - East Idaho News

BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Up until taking his case, Bryan Kohberger’s court-appointed public defender was actively representing a parent of one of the four Moscow stabbing victims her client is accused of killing, court records show. Anne Taylor, chief of the Kootenai County Public Defender’s...

www.eastidahonews.com

AT had a private meeting with the judge to explain that as chief public defender for the county, her name appears on all documents, regardless of the public defender appointed from her office. The judge did not see a conflict of interest and allowed her to remain as BK's attorney.

 

[femto]

Just remembering back to how hostile Steve has been toward LE and the prosecutors all along, I sure wouldn't want to be the one to talk to him about any of this, especially if they had a vulnerability related to the gag order. I think he would have hit the roof and immediately given another interview to share just how upset he was about it. He wanted the death penalty and nothing else. Others did not.

As far as I know both Maddie and Goncalves family wanted the DP. Kernodle's family apparently also are not happy about this. I gotta say, this is in bad taste. I understand a trial can be costly, but not everything should be about money, morals have to come into play too. If the families are not happy about this, especially if it was served in this nonchalant manner through the media, then the Idaho state has indeed fumbled the ball hard.

 

[Chimera]

I'm absolutely stunned to hear that Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal. It really makes me wonder—what changed? I've always believed he was guilty, but I honestly thought his arrogance and smugness would keep him from ever admitting it. I'm very curious about what finally pushed him to take the deal and avoid the death penalty.

Bbm.
Agreed about him ever admitting to these atrocious murders !

I am guessing the reason is bit I've the bolded ?
If ever anyone deserved the ultimate punishment.... but hoping he'll die behind bars at the end of his (undeserved) life !
Imo.

 

[KSwizzle]

I don't understand why they'd offer him a plea deal, this conviction would look great on a DA's resume, everything to me screams slam dunk

 

[Teche]

DBM

 

[Jinkasaurus]

Like many here at WS, I had really wanted to see this trial. Horrible to say that, but its the truth. However, I always was concerned about the DP due to the fact that there are so many appeals after someone is given that sentence. I worried about the families being drug through the legal system for the rest of their lives, having to face this soulless killer each time. In the long run, I think its for the best of all involved that a plea was accepted.

eta: also, while I understand that some (?) of the families really wanted a trial, I believe they may not realize what going through that might do to them. Its very likely it could affect them in ways even more negatively than what they've already endured. Particularly with how insane the media and social media coverage of this trial would be. I think in a decade or more from now (or even sooner), they will look back, know that BK is rotting away in prison, and be thankful that they never had to go through a high-profile trial. At least that is what I hope.

 

[LetsSolvIt]

Shocked. I figured he’d fight this to the bitter end.

I bet with what fellow inmates give him in prison he’s going to wish he got the DP.

I hope that doesn’t offend anyone. OMO.

 

[Sundog]

The prosecution made the decision that the plea deal was in the best interests of justice. Now the judge in the case will have to agree and approve it, based on the terms decided. If he changes the terms in any way, the defendant has the right to withdraw his guilty plea.

 

[jesse]

It's a HUGE win for him. Now he has the rest of his life to smugly grin over the power he has over the families, and the rest of us, in knowing his motive, plans, methods, etc. While the family has a good idea of who his intended target was, they'll never truly know, and will always wonder. BK is well aware of that, and probably enjoys the true power he has over the emotions of the victims families. All of us perpetually speculating, wondering, commenting, etc further feed his sense of power. Truly an evil person, and it's sad to see it triumph over good. This outcome is a runner up to his intended outcome of getting away with it, which I suspect deep down his knowledge of LE told him was probably not going to happen.

Disagree. He's spending the rest of his life behind bars, probably always looking over his shoulder.

 

[Wishbone]

That is why, as the DPIC’s Death Penalty Census says, “[T]he single most likely outcome of a death sentence imposed in the United States is that the sentence or conviction is ultimately overturned and not re-imposed…. By comparison, fewer than one in six (15.7%) death sentences ended in execution.”
15%. With that “success” rate, why bother?

Why Does the United States Bother to Impose Death Sentences?

Amherst professor Austin Sarat examines recent death penalty statistics and trends in the United States, drawing from the Death Penalty Information Center’s 2024 Annual Report and Death Penalty Census...

verdict.justia.com

 

[acutename]

I'm absolutely stunned to hear that Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal. It really makes me wonder—what changed? I've always believed he was guilty, but I honestly thought his arrogance and smugness would keep him from ever admitting it. I'm very curious about what finally pushed him to take the deal and avoid the death penalty.

maybe his attys finally convinced him that the likelihood of him getting the death penalty was very great and that they were running out of extenuating circumstances and legal arguments to delay that...

 

[acutename]

does anyone think he has a how to escape jail plan?

 

[SteveP]

I'm absolutely stunned to hear that Bryan Kohberger has accepted a plea deal. It really makes me wonder—what changed? I've always believed he was guilty, but I honestly thought his arrogance and smugness would keep him from ever admitting it. I'm very curious about what finally pushed him to take the deal and avoid the death penalty.

I think he finally looked into the mirror and admitted to himself that he is far more willing to dish out death than to receive it. Coward.

 

[PunishThenForgive]

I don't understand why they'd offer him a plea deal, this conviction would look great on a DA's resume, everything to me screams slam dunk

The only good thing about this plea deal is that it is a sure thing. If one conspiracy theorist managed to get on that jury, they would have hung it. Just take a peak at some of the conspiracy YouTube channels right this minute if you don’t believe me. T&T is making execrable claims and her listeners are buying it, no—they are driving it.

IMOO

 

[Wishbone]

does anyone think he has a how to escape jail plan?

If it is anything like his murder plan then it will fail. JMOO

 

[DS2021]

I hope whoever leaked this news prior to the families finding out, recieves a consequence.

 

[Curious Me]

MOO and thoughts while trying to process no trial. Prosecution could've take the DP off the table, but still go on with the trial. Yes, it would've been hard on the families and the victim witnesses, and yes, it would've been a big public trial costing a lot of money. Just got to say, for any who have watched an entire murder trial and heard all the evidence, etc., there's a sense of real and fair Justice once the verdict is read and sentencing occurs. Sometimes, the defendant's criminal character and intent, and motive, becomes apparent in the trial proceedings. MOO, just not sure the families of these murdered children will feel that sense of any real Justice happening.​

 

[SteveP]

does anyone think he has a how to escape jail plan?

Well, if it is as carefully thought out as his murder plan, his escape route map will fall out of his jumpsuit, and onto the floor at the warden's feet.

Seriously, he will probably be safer in prison than outside. JMO