BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Bryan Kohberger was in court today as the Judge heard several motions on the case.
Kohberger is charged with murdering four University of Idaho students in their off-campus home in November 2022. The defense motioned the court previously to dismiss the indictment against Kohberger, arguing that improper instructions were given to the Grand Jury and that there was a lack of evidence to indict their client.
Judge John Judge denied the motion, saying the standard for an indictment has long been probable cause. The defense filed a motion to appeal that decision with the Idaho Supreme Court in an apparent attempt to challenge the very bedrock of how Grand Juries indict defendants. Judge denied that motion as well on Friday.
The State argued that the standard has been probable cause for a very long time. They also don't want the severity of the crimes to be lost in a series of hearings over what the standard of indictment is at the Supreme Court. The victims and the families of the victims have a right to a timely prosecution, as does Kohberger.
Moving closer towards scheduling a trial date, the State has requested that the trial be held during the summer months when University of Idaho and other schools are not in session. The commotion of the trial will be enough of a circus without adding in the complications of a busy school campus as emotions could run high.
The Defense has requested summer of 2025 for a trial date. Agreeing with the State that summer would be best, the Defense has stated that there simply is not enough time before this summer to be prepared for a death penalty trial with the amount of discovery in this case, and the amount of discovery still yet to be turned over to them.
Judge Judge stated he will take time to consider the scheduling of the trial before issuing his ruling. We will continue to update you here as we learn more.
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