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Bryan Kohberger’s capital murder trial delayed
Bryan Kohberger returned to court today for a crucial hearing to argue why the grand jury indictment against him should be dismissed.
Judge John Judge denied the motion, but first made an unexpected decision to allow cameras in the courtroom.
The 28-year-old criminology PhD student is currently awaiting trial for the murders of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
Both the defence and the prosecution have been against cameras in the courtroom, but the media and the victims’ families have fought for cameras to be allowed.
Earlier this year, Mr Kohberger’s attorneys filed the motion to dismiss the murder charges against him, citing a biased grand jury, inadmissible evidence and prosecutorial misconduct.
They tried to argue “errors in grand jury instructions,” but the judge said it is the same instruction given to grand juries for 100 years.
Mr Kohberger was linked to the murders that rocked the town of Moscow through DNA evidence, cellphone data, an eyewitness account and his white Hyundai Elantra.
His attorneys have previously tried to argue that the DNA may have been planted and that the state has not handed all the evidence for the defence to review.
Bryan Kohberger suffers two big losses in Idaho murders hearing
Judge John Judge has denied a motion filed by Bryan Kohberger’s defence team to drop all charges against him.
Earlier this year, Mr Kohberger’s attorneys filed the motion to dismiss the murder charges against him, citing a biased grand jury, inadmissible evidence and prosecutorial misconduct.
Judge Judge said that while he appreciated the defence’s argument which he called “creative,” he quickly ruled that the grand jury’s indictment would stand.
“I appreciate the argument. I think it’s really creative and I appreciate the journey back through history,” the Judge said.
“I mean, what it comes down to for me is that I am constrained by what I believe is settled law in Idaho. I may be wrong, but this is certainly an issue that you would have to bring up with a higher court, like the Idaho Supreme Court, and I look forward to getting that.”
Andrea Cavallier reports.
Rachel Sharp27 October 2023 15:00
Prosecution says case should not be thrown out, ‘there’s nothing to see here’
The prosecution is now arguing why the grand jury indictment against Kohberger should not be thrown out.
“There is nothing to see here. The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled on this issue.”
His argument lasted less than two minutes.
Graeme Massie27 October 2023 14:01
Cameras will be allowed in courtroom, Kohberger judge rules
Judge Judge made an unexpected decision at Thursday’s hearing, announcing that he will not ban cameras in the courtroom for the Bryan Kohberger case.
He said cameras will stay in the courtroom though he will “take more control” of them.
Graeme Massie27 October 2023 12:00
Timeline of the Idaho college murders
Idaho murders case timeline
It’s now seven months since four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in Moscow. Here’s everything that’s happened so far. Io Dodds reports
Graeme Massie27 October 2023 10:01
Family of victim Kaylee Goncalves have been ‘waiting for this day’
The family of Kaylee Goncalves, who was one of the victims of the Idaho murders, posted on the family Facebook today just hours ahead of suspect Bryan Kohberger’s court hearing.
“Court today! Please pray that things are decided in our favor. I can barely breathe. We have been waiting for this day since Sept 20th.”
Graeme Massie27 October 2023 06:04
ICYMI: Everything you need to know about the Idaho murders
It’s been nearly a year since the quadruple murders rocked a quiet Idaho university town.
Since then, a suspect has been arrested and a lengthy legal battle by his defence to have his charges dropped has ensued.
As the sole suspect in the brutal murders is set to appear in court on Thursday, here’s everything you need to know about the case:
Graeme Massie27 October 2023 02:03
Who is Bryan Kohberger? The criminology graduate charged with the Idaho college murders
Mr Kohberger, then a PhD criminology student at Washington State University, was accused of stabbing to death Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in an off-campus student rental home in Moscow, Idaho, on 13 November.
The victims’ loved ones and those following developments in the quadruple murder case went from weeks of near-silence from law enforcement to the bombshell news of the accused killer’s arrest six weeks later.
Since then, people from Mr Kohberger’s past – though shocked – have built a picture of a bullied loner who overcame addiction. Meanwhile, fellow students from his time just over the Idaho border into Washington describe a criminology zealot who “creeped people out”.
With the 28-year-old now facing the death penalty in the case, The Independent asks: Who really is Bryan Kohberger?
Who is Bryan Kohberger?
Speculation and rumour have swirled in the months following Bryan Kohberger’s arrest, as conspiracists and armchair detectives paint all manner of pictures of the accused killer. But who really is the former PhD student? Sheila Flynn reports
Graeme Massie27 October 2023 00:05
Bryan Kohberger suffers two big losses in Idaho murders hearing
Judge John Judge has denied a motion filed by Bryan Kohberger’s defence team to drop all charges against him.
Earlier this year, Mr Kohberger’s attorneys filed the motion to dismiss the murder charges against him, citing a biased grand jury, inadmissible evidence and prosecutorial misconduct.
Judge Judge said that while he appreciated the defence’s argument which he called “creative,” he quickly ruled that the grand jury’s indictment would stand.
“I appreciate the argument. I think it’s really creative and I appreciate the journey back through history,” the Judge said.
“I mean, what it comes down to for me is that I am constrained by what I believe is settled law in Idaho. I may be wrong, but this is certainly an issue that you would have to bring up with a higher court, like the Idaho Supreme Court, and I look forward to getting that.”
Andrea Cavallier reports.
Andrea Cavallier26 October 2023 23:31
Judge denies Kohberger defence motion to throw out grand jury indictment
Judge John Judge has denied the defence team’s motion throw out the grand jury indictment against Kohberger.
Court has adjourned for the day.
Andrea Cavallier26 October 2023 22:22
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