Bryan Kohberger prosecutors will let victims’ families speak, no lay witnesses for sentencing if convicted
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The prosecuting attorney in the case of Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, notified the court in a recent filing that the state does not intend to call lay witnesses during the penalty phase of the trial, if he is convicted. 

The prosecution wrote in the filing obtained by Fox News Digital that it “hereby provides notice that the State does not intend to call any lay witnesses during the penalty phase.”

The document was filed late last week in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District in the State of Idaho.

Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom

Bryan Kohberger, right, is escorted into a courtroom to appear at a hearing in Latah County District Court on Sept. 13, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

“[Kohberger] has been receiving discovery in the same manner for over two years,” Hippler wrote. “[Kohberger] has not sought additional resources…to hire additional staff to review discovery or obtain litigation document control software to help organize and sort the evidence. His lead counsel insisted that she be allowed to take on a second high-profile capital case despite the voluminous discovery in this case.”

Hippler also added that Taylor, “indicated that her practice is to personally review all the discovery herself, rather than rely on associates and staff to review materials to cut through the less relevant information and point to what materials need review by lead counsel.”

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

Fox News’ Adam Sabes contributed to this report. 

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