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Judge John Judge condemned the defense team in the Bryan Kohberger murder case for distributing questionnaires that could potentially prejudice potential jurors in Latah County. Kohberger is accused of brutally murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022. The judge ruled that the defense could resume phone surveys but ordered prosecutors to file a motion to seal his next court appearance, scheduled for May 14th. Meanwhile, the Chapin family, who lost their son Ethan in the attack, expressed their resilience and support for the Moscow community. They emphasized the importance of focusing on their family’s well-being and celebrating their other children’s accomplishments.

Defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022, are permitted to continue phone surveys of potential jurors, as per a recent ruling by a judge. The judge’s decision allows the defense team to inquire about the case’s public perception, including knowledge of Kohberger’s arrest, his vehicle, DNA evidence, and a knife sheath found near one of the victims. While the prosecution had argued that the surveys could prejudice potential jurors, the judge determined that most of the questions involved information already made public through court documents or subsequent discussions in open court, thus falling within the bounds of the public record. The ruling allows the defense team to continue gathering information about the case’s impact on the community as they prepare for trial.

In the ongoing quadruple homicide case against Bryan Kohberger, lawyers for the suspect have employed a ‘strategic’ move by submitting a survey to potential jurors. Judge John Judge has endorsed this tactic, emphasizing the need for an impartial jury. The defense team argues that the results show bias against Kohberger in Latah County, Idaho. The judge’s decision to allow the survey despite criticism from the prosecution suggests that he is mindful of the due process rights of the defendant. Meanwhile, the defense plans to introduce expert testimony to cast doubt on the prosecution’s cell phone data evidence.

Idaho Judge John Judge has condemned the defense in the Bryan Kohberger case for distributing questionnaires to potential jurors that could potentially be ‘inculpatory’ to Latah County residents. Despite objections from prosecutors who argued that some questions violated a gag order, Judge ruled that the defense could continue its surveys, as the information in question had already been made public record. The defense, led by Kootenai County Public Defender Anne Taylor, maintained that the questions were necessary to support their motion for a change of venue, as they aimed to mitigate the effects of prejudicial pretrial publicity on Kohberger’s right to a fair trial.

Defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, have been granted permission to resume phone surveys of potential jurors. Judge John Judge ruled that the surveys can continue as long as they do not violate a gag order that he had previously issued in the case. The defense team’s consultant had been surveying potential jurors about their knowledge of the case. Prosecutors had argued that the surveys violated the gag order and could prejudice potential jurors. However, Judge ruled that most of the questions in the survey were based on information that is already publicly available. He also said that other questions about rumors and crime documentaries that potential jurors may have seen about the case are now part of the public record and can be included in future surveys.

In the trial of Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, a judge has granted the defense team permission to continue conducting surveys among potential jurors without any modifications to the survey questions. The judge initially halted the surveys due to concerns that some of the questions violated the court’s non-dissemination order. However, after reviewing the questions, the judge determined that most of them were based on information that had already been made public, and the remaining two questions were read into the public record during hearings. The judge acknowledged that the questions may contain “prejudicial information or misinformation,” but ultimately left the decision to the defense team, stating that he did not have sufficient information to second-guess their strategic choices.

The judge in the Bryan Kohberger murder case has allowed defense surveys to continue after a temporary pause, ruling that most questions do not violate the court’s non-dissemination order. The surveys aim to gauge public sentiment regarding a potential change of venue for Kohberger’s trial due to extensive media coverage.