Judge in Bryan Kohberger’s Idaho student murder case issues evidence challenge decisions
Ada County District Judge Steven Hippler, bottom, listened as Idaho Deputy Attorney General Jeff Nye argued against suppressing a variety of evidence, which the defense for college student murder suspect Bryan Kohberger sought, at a court hearing on Jan. 23, 2025 in Boise. Idaho 4th Judicial District Court Provided
A DNA technique that prosecutors said first identified Bryan Kohberger as the suspect in the University of Idaho student homicides case did not jeopardize the investigation, and its use by the FBI does not justify suppressing any evidence collected after that, the judge in the high-profile murder trial ruled Wednesday.
In addition, the defense’s assertion that investigators lied or withheld information from a prior judge to obtain search warrants was unfounded and does not support holding a separate hearing to challenge that evidence, 4th District Judge Steven Hippler wrote in his long-awaited court filings.
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