Lawyers representing Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the Idaho student murders case, are urging a Boise judge to take action against the prosecutors for what they deem as insufficient disclosures during the discovery process. They are specifically requesting that expert witnesses be excluded from the legal proceedings as a form of retribution.
In a court filing, Kohberger’s defense team of Anne Taylor, Jay Logsdon, and Elisa Massoth expressed concerns over the State’s failure to provide complete expert opinions and reports during the discovery phase. This lack of adequate disclosures, according to the defense lawyers, puts Kohberger at a disadvantage as he is required to submit his own expert disclosures related to the guilt phase by a set deadline of January 23, 2025. The defense is seeking sanctions against the prosecutors, proposing either the exclusion of the experts from the case or, at the very least, an order compelling proper disclosure along with an extension of Kohberger’s deadline.
Without the disclosures, they argued, they have no idea what expert evidence to prepare to fight in court.
Following a tragic incident that claimed the lives of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin during a home invasion attack at a six-bedroom residence near the campus at 4 a.m., Kohberger became a suspect in the case.
Two housemates survived, including one who told police she saw a masked man with “bushy eyebrows” walk out the back door after overhearing sounds of a struggle.
At the time of the murders, Kohberger was studying for a Ph.D. in criminology at the nearby Washington State University, which is about 10 miles away across the state line.
