Bryan Kohbergers 2027 hearing is not guaranteed as Idaho seeks quick dismissal
In an order outlining how Bryan Kohberger's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea will play out in court, Idaho Judge Steven Hippler revealed that the hearings scheduled this week for June 2027 are not set in stone as he set a number of deadlines in coming months and told the sides what he expects of them."If an evidentiary hearing is granted, it shall be set to commence on June 17, 2027, at 9:00 a.m.," he wrote.Prosecutors have asked him not to grant a hearing, describing Kohberger's claims as "bare, conclusory, and unsupported by admissible evidence."Kohberger, 31, last year pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and a felony burglary charge for the 2022 stabbing deaths of University of Idaho students Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.BRYAN KOHBERGER GETS NEW ATTORNEY APPOINTED AFTER HE ASKS COURT FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF IN IDAHO MURDERSBryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing on July 23, 2025 in Boise, Idaho.Kohberger pleaded guilty in exchange for being spared the death penalty for the stabbing of four University of Idaho students.
(Kyle Green-Pool/Getty Images)In a motion filed Tuesday, Deputy Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Keith Scholl asked for a transcript of Kohberger's July 2, 2025, change of plea hearing, in which Kohberger's own words could be used to rebut the new claims in his petition.Kohberger, in a handwritten petition filed in July, is claiming he had ineffective counsel, that his guilty plea was "not knowingly or voluntarily entered because it was induced by unkept promises" and that it was "not voluntarily entered because of threats asserted by petitioner's (Kohberger's) legal counsel."BRYAN KOHBERGER'S POST-CONVICTION RELIEF BID ENABLED BY FLAWED PLEA DEAL, PSYCHOLOGIST ARGUESMadison Mogen, top left, smiles on the shoulders of her best friend, Kaylee Goncalves, as they pose with Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, and two other housemates in Goncalv...