Latah County, Idaho, District Judge John Judge has denied the motion to dismiss the quadruple homicide indictment against Bryan Kohberger handed down in May.
The motion was filed by Kohberger’s attorneys on August 23.
The judge said in an order that the grand jury that indicted Kohberger had been presented with sufficient evidence to find probable cause that, in November 2022, he killed four students of the University of Idaho in a home off campus.
These victims were Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
Idaho law says that the standard of proof is moderately lower for grand juries in contrast to trial juries.
Grand juries should only return an indictment if they find probable cause based on evidence that would have a rational person believe that the accused most likely committed the offense.
Trial juries, on the other hand, are required to find someone guilty if they believe...
The motion was filed by Kohberger’s attorneys on August 23.
The judge said in an order that the grand jury that indicted Kohberger had been presented with sufficient evidence to find probable cause that, in November 2022, he killed four students of the University of Idaho in a home off campus.
These victims were Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
Idaho law says that the standard of proof is moderately lower for grand juries in contrast to trial juries.
Grand juries should only return an indictment if they find probable cause based on evidence that would have a rational person believe that the accused most likely committed the offense.
Trial juries, on the other hand, are required to find someone guilty if they believe...
- 1/1/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
At an arraignment on criminal charges, a defendant typically pleads either guilty or not guilty. In many states, Idaho included, there is a third option: At Monday’s plea hearing for Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students last fall, he and his attorney took that third route, choosing to “stand silent” rather than enter a plea. This prompted the judge to enter not guilty pleas on Kohberger’s behalf. The choice was perplexing to much of the general public. According to an Idaho attorney, it could...
- 5/23/2023
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
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