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.
Prosecutors noted that the Idaho Supreme Court has already considered many of those arguments in other capital cases and allowed the death penalty to stand. Still, by bringing up the issues during ...
The killings happened nearly two years ago on Nov. 13, 2022, at an off-campus residence in the college town of Moscow, ...
The defense planned to call two expert witnesses at the hearing — forensic pathologist Dr. Barbara Wolf and University of ...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with murder in ... federal and state law all make capital punishment inappropriate. Kohberger is expected to stand trial next year for the Nov. 13, ...
Bryan Kohberger and his legal team appeared in a Boise courtroom to contest the death penalty, arguing that Idaho 'lacks the ...
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