Bryan Kohberger’s capital murder trial delayed
Bryan Kohberger will return to court today for a crucial hearing where he will fight to have all charges against him dropped and for him to walk free from jail.
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.
Mr Kohberger’s attorneys filed a motion earlier this year to dismiss the indictment, citing a biased grand jury, inadmissible evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. The hearings at Latah County Courthouse were initially set for September but were ultimately pushed back to 26 October.
The first hearing is scheduled to start at 9.30am PDT and is closed to the public. A hearing open to the public, where Mr Kohberger’s counsel will try to argue “errors in grand jury instructions,” will take place at 1pm PDT.
Mr Kohberger was linked to the quadruple 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 — something prosecutors have denied.
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Hearing set to begin shortly
The first hearing scheduled for today is set to begin shortly.
Mr Kohberger’s defence is arguing that the grand jury was not given proper instructions and that the evidence they are to review is insufficient.
Andrea Blanco26 October 2023 16:24
Bryan Kohberger to appear in court today
Welcome to The Independent’s liveblog on Bryan Kohberger’s court hearing today.
The court appearances at Latah County Courthouse were initially scheduled for September but were ultimately pushed back to 26 October.
The defence will seek to argue their claims of prosecutorial misconduct, insufficient evidence and a biased grand jury.
Andrea Blanco26 October 2023 15:17