One America News Network OAN Staff Abril Elfi
Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, are urging a judge to move his murder trial away from the county, citing “inflammatory” media coverage.
Kohberger’s lawyers have argued that the media’s coverage of the case, as well as growing public interest, have made it impossible for him to receive a fair trial.
“The prolific media coverage, in Latah County, is not a mere passing story,” Anne Taylor, a public defender for Bryan Kohberger, said in a change-of-venue motion. “The content is not benign, rather, it is inflammatory, emotion evoking and often misleading, false, and poorly sourced. There is no reasonable belief that media coverage will slow, regardless of how long the case takes to prepare for trial.”
She continued, stating that in order for Kohberger to have a fair trial, the case should be moved to Boise, Idaho, instead.
Meanwhile, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thomson argued that the case has received national and international attention, so taking it out of the county would not change anything or affect a potential juror’s familiarity with the case. Needless to say, he opposed the decision to move the trial.
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