Defense for Bryan Kohberger argues for murder trial in Boise
Bryan Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Through his public defense attorneys, he has asked Judge John Judge of Idaho’s 2nd Judicial District in Latah County for a change of venue for his capital murder trial set for June 2025. TED S. WARREN AP
Ahead of a hearing next month, attorneys for Idaho student homicides suspect Bryan Kohberger have labeled his prospects at a fair trial in Moscow both an “extreme case” and “utterly corrupted” in seeking a venue change to Boise for his upcoming trial.
In a court filing made public Tuesday afternoon, Kohberger’s public defenders argued that their client’s constitutional right to an impartial jury will be infringed upon without moving the trial out of Latah County, where the crime occurred.
In their legal brief, they cited as further justification the “extensive publicity that is ongoing and inflammatory,” including the dissemination of inaccurate information in the news and on social media that would also be inadmissible at trial.
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