The death penalty remains on the table for Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students in their sleep, a judge ruled.
Kohberger’s defense had asked District Court Judge Steven Hippler not to make it a capital murder case, saying that making Kohberger wait on death row constituted torture – violating international law and the Constitution. ‘State.
But Hippler said the team failed to make its case and the heinous crime deserved severe punishment.
Kohberger pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin at their off-campus home in Moscow on November 13, 2022. He was arrested at the end of December 2022.
In total, Hippler denied 12 defense motions in a 52-page ruling released Wednesday, KBOI-TV reported.
In a statement, the Goncalves family said they were “delighted” with the decision, CBS News reported, adding: “Justice moves forward, and we pray that one day, in the not-so-distant future, it will be returned. »
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