Defense Pushes for Latah County Hearings | Boise News

Bryan Kohberger’s legal team is pushing to move his post-conviction hearings back to Latah County, arguing it’s logistically smarter given witness locations and evidence, not to mention the original jury-selection concerns no longer apply in this phase. After recently attempting to withdraw his guilty plea — taken to avoid the death penalty and resulting in four life sentences for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students — the defense now seeks to streamline proceedings by returning to the county where the crime occurred, claiming Ada County’s venue is unnecessarily burdensome. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e5a9d2a5c84d778e