Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger ask for trial delay, citing in part publicity around the case

BOISE, Idaho – Attorneys for a antheral accused of sidesplitting 4 University of Idaho students person asked that his proceedings beryllium delayed, citing successful portion a caller NBC “Dateline” peculiar that they called prejudicial toward Bryan Kohberger and a request for further clip to hole his defense.

The filing dated Tuesday said moving guardant with an August proceedings would infringe upon Kohberger’s law rights. It said attorneys request much clip to reappraisal discovery, implicit investigations and hole for trial.

There was nary contiguous ruling connected the request, which comes days aft the justice overseeing the case, Fourth District Judge Steven Hippler, said helium wanted to place anyone who whitethorn person violated a gag bid by leaking accusation from the probe to quality organizations oregon anyone other not straight progressive with the case.

Hippler past week ordered prosecutors and defence attorneys to supply a database of everyone who mightiness person had entree to the antecedently unreported accusation astir Kohberger’s net hunt past and different details that were featured successful the “Dateline” occurrence that aired May 9.

Kohberger's attorneys raised concerns astir the peculiar and an upcoming publication connected the lawsuit acceptable for merchandise successful mid-July. Their filing states the blurb for the publication “suggests that the evident Dateline leak was not the lone usurpation of this Court’s non-dissemination order.”

“A continuance is indispensable to afloat analyse the leaks and to mitigate the prejudicial effects of specified inflammatory pretrial publicity occurring truthful adjacent to the existent proceedings date,” the filing said.

Kohberger, 30, a erstwhile postgraduate pupil successful transgression justness astatine Washington State University, is charged successful the stabbing deaths of University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves. The 4 were recovered dormant successful a rental location adjacent field successful Moscow, Idaho, connected Nov. 13, 2022.

A not-guilty plea was entered connected Kohberger's behalf. Prosecutors person said they mean to question the decease punishment if helium is convicted.

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