Prosecutors rejected claims that the American public is against the death penalty in response to a defense request that capital punishment be ruled out.
Bryan Kohberger should face the death penalty if convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students, prosecutors have told a judge.Only 26 people have been executed in Idaho since the state introduced capital punishment in 1864. The death penalty is now carried out by lethal injection. The state legislature passed a law in 2023 that allowed a firing squad if lethal injection drugs are not available.
'The court should deny the defendant's motion because this is an issue that has already been ruled upon by the Idaho Supreme Court,' the prosecution added. 'Defendant is asking this court to ignore Idaho precedent as well as precedent set by the Supreme Court of the United States.'Newsweek sought email comment on Monday from Kohberger's attorney and from the Latah County district attorney's office.
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