Idaho Judge Slams Bryan Kohberger's 'hollow' Attempt To Dodge Death Penalty In Latest Blow To Defense

A judge successful Idaho denied a mobility from Bryan Kohberger's defense squad asking to region nan death penalty arsenic a imaginable reward if he's recovered guilty.

Kohberger is charged pinch first-degree execution successful nan deaths of 4 students astatine nan University of Idaho, including Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; and Ethan Chapin, 20. The erstwhile student astatine nan University of Washington was besides charged pinch 1 felony count of burglary.

During a proceeding connected April 9, Kohberger's defense squad presented nan mobility to onslaught nan decease penalty, arguing that find produced by prosecutors has been some voluminous and unorganized. Kohberger based on this meant he was incapable to meaningfully reappraisal and analyse nan grounds successful mentation for trial, which is presently scheduled to statesman successful August.

Judge Steven Hippler wrote successful his bid connected Tuesday that Kohberger's complaints astir nan magnitude of find produced "ring hollow."

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Bryan Kohberger enters nan courtroom for his arraignment proceeding successful Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023 successful Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of sidesplitting 4 University of Idaho students successful November 2022. (Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images)

"[Kohberger] has been receiving find successful nan aforesaid mode for complete 2 years," Hippler wrote. "[Kohberger] has not sought further resources…to prosecute further unit to reappraisal find aliases get litigation archive power package to thief shape and benignant nan evidence. His lead counsel insisted that she beryllium allowed to return connected a 2nd high-profile superior lawsuit contempt nan voluminous find successful this case."

Hippler besides wrote that Kohberger's lawyer, Anne Taylor, "indicated that her believe is to personally reappraisal each nan find herself, alternatively than trust connected associates and unit to reappraisal materials to trim done nan little applicable accusation and constituent to what materials request reappraisal by lead counsel."

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Bryan Kohberger, accused of murder, arrives for a proceeding connected cameras successful nan courtroom successful Latah County District Court connected September 13, 2023 successful Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger, a erstwhile criminology PhD student, was indicted earlier this twelvemonth successful nan November 2022 killings of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, successful an off-campus flat adjacent nan University of Idaho.  (Ted S. Warren-Pool/Getty Images)

"These actions are not suggestive of an overburdened defense team," Hippler wrote of nan motion.

Addressing 1 of nan arguments from Kohberger's defense squad that prosecutors "larded its accumulation pinch wholly irrelevant documents," Hippler said there's "no proof" of that occurring.

Timeline of Nov. 13, 2022:

• 4:00 AM: Suspect arrives astatine house
• Between 4 and 4:17: Time of murders
• 4:19: Roommate calls 3 victims, nary 1 answers
• 4:22 to 4:24: Surviving roommates matter each different from wrong house
• 4:27: Roommate calls victims again, nary 1 answers
• 4:32: Roommate texts Goncalves 'Pls answer'
• 10:23: Surviving roommate texts victims, nary 1 answers
• 11:39: Roommate calls her father
• 12:00 PM.: 911 telephone placed from roommate's phone

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Madison Mogen, apical left, smiles connected nan shoulders of her champion friend, Kaylee Goncalves, arsenic they airs pinch Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and 2 different housemates successful Goncalves' last Instagram post, shared nan time earlier nan 4 students were stabbed to death. (@kayleegoncalves/Instagram)

Hippler's determination comes little than a week aft he denied a different mobility to region nan decease penalty. Kohberger's defense team antecedently based on that nan defendant's autism test should preclude him from nan decease penalty.

Fox News' Alexandra Koch and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.