Bryan Kohberger Prosecutors Will Let Victims’ Families Speak, No Lay Witnesses For Sentencing If Convicted

The prosecuting lawyer successful nan lawsuit of Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering 4 University of Idaho students, notified nan tribunal successful a caller filing that nan authorities does not intend to telephone laic witnesses during nan punishment shape of nan trial, if he is convicted. 

The prosecution wrote successful nan filing obtained by Fox News Digital that it "hereby provides announcement that nan State does not intend to telephone immoderate laic witnesses during nan punishment phase."

The archive was revenge precocious past week successful nan District Court of nan Fourth Judicial District successful nan State of Idaho.

Bryan Kohberger, right, is escorted into a courtroom to look astatine a proceeding successful Latah County District Court connected Sept. 13, 2023 successful Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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"Rather, nan State intends to trust connected grounds and grounds admitted during nan guilt phase," nan filing says. 

The authorities does intend to let unfortunate effect statements from contiguous family members of nan victims who are coming for nan imaginable sentencing hearing. 

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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. He is besides charged pinch 1 count of felony burglary. 

The 4 students were killed successful a location onslaught connected Nov. 13, 2022, adjacent nan university's campus.

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

The authorities will prosecute nan decease punishment if Kohberger is convicted. 

His defense attorney, Anne Taylor, precocious recovered herself nan object of Judge Steven Hippler's scorn erstwhile she presented a mobility to return nan decease punishment disconnected nan array successful nan case. 

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She based on that nan prosecution's find was truthful sloppy that Kohberger could not perchance reappraisal nan grounds against him earlier his proceedings is scheduled to statesman successful August.

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Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of sidesplitting 4 University of Idaho students successful November 2022, sits pinch Anne Taylor, 1 of his attorneys, during a proceeding successful Latah County District Court connected Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 successful Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)

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"[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."

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Hippler besides added that 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."

Fox News Digital reached retired to Taylor and to Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson's office. 

Fox News' Adam Sabes contributed to this report.