As doubts about Idaho student murder The trial of Bryan Kohberger Approaches, his defense compares with another high case that swinging the state, the trial of the murder of the “cult mom” Lori Vallow, who, along with her fifth husband, killed her two children and his ex -wife in 2019.
She planned to judge two additional murders in Arizona, the murder of her ex -husband Charles Vallow and a man named Brandon Boudreaux, who was married to a niece.
Kohberger, accused of massaging four students of the University of Idah, in an invasion at the house at 4 am, asked the judge of Boise to punish the prosecutors for resolving their discovery in his case.
Bryan Kohberger arrives at the Monroe court County in Pennsylvania before the extradition hearing. He was later returned to Idaho to face the charges of the stab death of four students of the University of Idah. (Picture directly for Fox News Digital)
The victims of the University of Idaho were Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20 and Ethan Chapin, 20. All four died of more stab wounds.
Police said they had found a wrapper of a knife DNA on it This led them to the arrest of Kohberger at the house of his parents in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania. He was a doctorate. A student who studies criminology at Washington State University at the time of the killings.
The school is a 10 -minute drive from the crime scene.
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“The Kohberger’s defense team will try every possible way to get the death penalty off the table,” said Edwina Elcox, a veteran based in Boise, who had previously represented Vallow. “To achieve this, it would be a huge victory. But at this stage, I think the arguments of defense regarding the discovery will not accomplish this. However, they obviously insert the way to raise it in the future.”
Madison Mogen, top left, smiled at her best friends on the shoulders, Kaylee Goncalves, as they refer to Ethan Chapin, Xan Kernodle and two other hosts in the last Instagram Goncalves, shared the day before four students were kicking to death. (@Kayleegonuncalves/Instagram)
She said she couldn’t comment on Vallow especially because of their past relationship with lawyer-click.
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Kohberger’s defense claimed sanctions against the prosecution last month. Defense attorneys did not ask these sanctions to involve the death penalty, but, down the line, they could seek more.
“There is a strategic reason why the defense does so. If the judge agrees that the prosecution has not fulfilled its discovery obligation, can sanction the prosecution, and one of these sanctions can remove the death sentence from the table,” said Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor who is first noticed the Vallos sanction earlier this monthWhen Kohberger’s defense asked the judge to punish the plaintiff for delay.
Kohberger could face a death penalty if he was convicted, but in Vallow’s trial for the murder in Idah, the death penalty was removed from the table after prosecutors missed the deadline.
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Lori Vallow Daybell poses for a photo of a reservation in Madison County in Rexsburg, Idaho, May 12, 2023, after being found guilty of killing his two children and a conspiracy in the murder of her husband’s first wife. .
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“It happened in the recent case Lori Vallow Doomsday ‘Cult Mom’ in Idah,” Rahmani said. “In this case, the judge removed the death penalty for delaying the prosecution in the diverting of the evidence. Save Kohberger’s life would be a huge defense victory.”
The defense should only be convinced of a juror on a reasonable suspicion of inserting the case, said David Gelman, a defense attorney based in New Jersey, who also carefully follows the case.
“Vallow uses a reasonable doubt perfectly, and it is believed that no one can place her there,” he said. “Kohberger’s lawyers do the same.”
Kohberger has been in court several times this week, and should return later on Friday because it tries to throw key evidence. His lawyers also charged prosecutors of repeated delays in the discovery process.
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“Most state professional publications do not include opinions and reports. These inadequate discoveries are greatly speculated by Mr. Kohberger who is obliged to submit to the publication of the Defense Experts until January 2nd, 2025,” lawyers Kohberger Anne Taylor, Jay Logsdon and Elisa Massoth wrote in a court in the court December.
The observed sanctions must be the exclusion of experts or, with a minimal minimum, a command forced to properly detect and extend Mr. Kohberger’s deadline on January 2, 2025. ”
Lori and Chad Daybell were accused of killing 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old JJ Vallow in 2019. (Rexberg Police Directorate)
Without publication, they claimed, they have no idea what expert evidence will be prepared to fight in court.
“In the perfect world, they would have everything so far, but this case is so big that more discoveries always appear,” Gelman said.
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Judge Steven Hippler on Wednesday rejected the request of defense to release documents associated with some disputed evidence of DNA in that case, agreeing with prosecutors to release him before the trial can potentially influence the jury base.
“The best defense is a good offense and it is not surprising that the Kohberger team will go aggressively after the prosecution,” Rahmani said. “Discovering is one way in criminal cases, which means that the state must transfer all its evidence, including expert witness reports.”
Kohberger could face a death sentence if convicted. Faces four charges of first degree murder And another criminal burglary.
