US EditionJudge says Bryan Kohberger's family can attend upcoming trial in University of Idaho killings
- On May 8, Judge Steven Hippler in Idaho allowed the close relatives of Bryan Kohberger to be present at his upcoming trial for the 2022 quadruple homicide at the University of Idaho.
- The ruling balances Kohberger’s constitutional guarantee to have a public trial with the state’s need to ensure truthful testimony from witnesses.
- Kohberger, a 30-year-old former criminal justice graduate student at Washington State University, faces charges for the stabbing deaths of four students at a rental near campus on November 13, 2022.
- Hippler noted that courts acknowledge the presence of a defendant’s family during trial supports the principles behind the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a public trial, such as promoting fairness, holding officials accountable, deterring false testimony, and encouraging witness participation.
- The judge concluded the family’s possible testimony is limited and their prior recorded interviews reduce risks of influenced statements, allowing their attendance even if called to testify.
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Judge says Kohberger’s family can attend his Idaho murder trial
Bryan Kohberger’s immediate family will be allowed to attend the entirety of his upcoming capital murder trial, the presiding judge ruled.This decision was one of two orders from 4th District Judge Steven Hippler publicized on the court’s website Wednesday. He wrote in the three-page order surrounding the defense’s request to allow members of their client’s family — his parents and siblings — into the courtroom that their presence wouldn’t harm …
·Spokane, United States
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