Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis
- On Thursday, a judge permitted prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger.
- His attorneys asked the judge to remove the death penalty citing Kohberger's recent autism diagnosis.
- Kohberger faces charges for the November 13, 2022, stabbing deaths of four Idaho university students in Moscow.
- Prosecutors argued that only intellectual disability, not autism, precludes the death penalty based on precedent.
- The judge's decision means the death penalty remains possible if convicted, with trial set for August.
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Judge keeps death penalty on the table for Bryan Kohberger regardless of autism diagnosis
Bryan Kohberger, charged with the stabbing deaths of four Idaho college students in 2022, will not be spared from the death penalty regardless of his recent autism diagnosis, a judge ruled. Judge Steven Hippler ruled that Kohberger is not disqualified…
Kohberger Defense Team Handed Massive Defeat: Judge Rules Autism Won't Save Him from Potential Death Penalty
The man accused of murdering four university students in 2022 could still be facing death himself. Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, on trial for the savage stabbings in a rental home […] The post Kohberger Defense Team Handed Massive Defeat: Judge Rules Autism Won't Save Him from Potential Death Penalty appeared first on The Western Journal.
Judge keeps death penalty on the table for Bryan Kohberger regardless of autism diagnosis - Washington Examiner
Bryan Kohberger, charged with the stabbing deaths of four Idaho college students in 2022, will not be spared from the death penalty regardless of his recent autism diagnosis, a judge ruled. Judge Steven Hippler ruled that Kohberger is not disqualified from the death penalty since his attorneys did not show that autism spectrum disorder is an intellectual disability, which is the only case in which the death penalty can be barred. “Not only has …
Reason Idaho murder victims' roommate didn't call 911 for 8 hrs finally revealed
ONE of the surviving roommates where four University of Idaho students were killed did not immediately call police because she mistook her friend for being passed out drunk, according to court documents. On the night of the murders, Dylan Mortensen texted Bethany Funke saying she heard “strange noises and crying” and when she peeked out of her bedroom door a “man in black with a ski mask” walked by. The residence where the four University of Ida…
Why University of Idaho murders survivor waited hours to call cops after finding roommate dead
One of the surviving roommates of the four University of Idaho students allegedly killed by Bryan Kohberger didn’t immediately call police because she thought her friend was passed out drunk – not realizing she was likely already dead, a new court ruling reveals.
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