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(NewsNation) — A justice sealed a question filed by the defence squad for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of sidesplitting 4 University of Idaho students successful 2022, which discusses “alternative perpetrators” they accidental mightiness person committed the murders.
Judge Steven Hippler pushed back, asking the defence squad for much grounds to beforehand its mentation beyond allegations during a May 15 proceeding connected the matter.
“It seemed to beryllium overmuch of what you enactment successful there,” Hippler said successful court, “was perchance reasonably objectionable successful presumption of admissibility.”
Hippler volition clasp a proceeding successful June connected whether these different alleged suspects tin beryllium introduced astatine trial.
Kohberger is charged successful the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin astatine an off-campus house. He has pleaded not guilty.
Hippler has also sealed assemblage instructions and questionnaires that volition beryllium sent to imaginable jurors anterior to the hearing.
Jury enactment to find 12 jurors volition statesman successful July, and Kohberger’s proceedings is scheduled to commencement by the 2nd week successful August.
