Bryan Kohberger's defense argues against death penalty, calls death row "dehumanizing"
Kohberger currently faces the death penalty if convicted; his trial in Boise is set for August 2025. BOISE, Idaho — In less than a year, Bryan Kohberger will face trial in Boise. Though after hours of testimony Thursday in an Ada County courtroom, it's still unclear whether he could be put to death if convicted.
In Idaho murder case, Kohberger’s defense argues death penalty ‘ought to be abolished’
Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder along with a count of felony burglary. A defendant is eligible for the death penalty in Idaho only with a first-degree murder or conspiracy to commit first-degree murder conviction — such as in the criminal cases of Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell.
Bryan Kohberger's lawyers ask judge to ban death penalty in Idaho murders case; victim's mother says "he deserves to die"
Bryan Kohberger is accused of the Nov. 13, 2022, killings of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.
Idaho college murders: Bryan Kohberger's attorneys don't want death penalty to be option
Attorneys for Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger will ask the court to drop the death penalty sentence if he is found guilty in the 2022 deaths of four University of Idaho students next year.
WATCH LIVE: Death penalty hearing for Idaho murder suspect
Bryan Kohberger is charged in the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.
Bryan Kohberger defense asks judge to ban death penalty in Idaho murders trial
Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, asked a judge to take the death penalty off the table Thursday.
Idaho college killing suspect fights potential death penalty
The man accused of killing four college students in an Idaho college town implored the court trying his case to strike the death penalty, arguing that the state is ill-prepared to carry out the punishment that he says is unconstitutional.
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Prosecutors to Bryan Kohberger: Take your pick between the firing squad or the needle
Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with slaughtering four University of Idaho students, argued he should not face ...
Bryan Kohberger's fight against death penalty gets day in court; expert skeptical of defense's arguments
The defense planned to call two expert witnesses at the hearing — forensic pathologist Dr. Barbara Wolf and University of Idaho law professor Aliza Cover, whose research has examined capital ...
How Idaho Murders Suspect Bryan Kohberger Is Trying to Avoid Possible Death Sentence: 'Kitchen Sink Approach'
Kohberger’s defense team is fighting against capital punishment, arguing that the firing squad method of execution is a ...
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Legal groups challenge the death penalty in Kansas, 60 years after the state’s last execution
The American Civil Liberties Union joins law firms to argue that capital trial juries in Kansas are racially discriminatory.
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Opinion | The death penalty needs to be abolished, not revived
In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...
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Robert Roberson's death row case raises questions over capital punishment fairness
News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the ...
Watch: CJI asks AI lawyer, 'Is death penalty constitutional in India?' — see its response
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Why do Alex Murdaugh, others escape the death penalty in SC while Richard Moore doesn’t?
South Carolina’s death penalty law is unevenly applied. Some horrific killers get life sentences, while those who commit ...
Rajasthan: Rape-cum-murder convict gets capital punishment
A local court here on Monday awarded capital punishment to a convict in a case of rape and gruesome killing of a minor ...
Iran executes a Jewish citizen convicted of murder following a dispute over money
Iran has executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man following a personal dispute. It was a rare case of an execution of member of a religious minority in the predominately Muslim ...