Results for: Change of Venue

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.

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.