Bryan Kohberger's lawyers raised objections to the death penalty at a hearing on Thursday.
A hearing on Thursday could determine whether Bryan Kohberger will face the death penalty in his upcoming murder trial.Kohberger, 29, is facing four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. He is accused of fatally stabbing University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in an off-campus residence in 2022.Kohberger could face the death penalty if convicted.
'The defense is doing what good lawyers do, which is to raise every possible legal issue associated with the possible penalty their client is facing, and to challenge them,' Maher said. 'It's really going to be up to the judge to decide how far he wants to take this. He could do a number of things, including ask for additional evidence to support some of the motions that they're making.'She said the defense will also use testimony from experts to support their arguments.
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