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By Matthew Impelli
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Quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger will appear Thursday in court, where a number of topics are expected to be addressed.
"A scheduled hearing is set for June 27, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PT. This hearing will be open to the public and will be live streamed on the Court's YouTube channel," a court document filed in Latah County, Idaho, said.
The document goes on to say that the prosecution and defense should be prepared to address scheduling dates, oral argument dates, pretrial motions, any motions challenging the death penalty, expert disclosure deadlines, deadlines for pretrial materials, jury questionnaires, witness lists, exhibit lists and the trial setting.
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Kohberger, 29, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary in connection with the fatal stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20. The four University of Idaho students were found dead on November 13, 2022, in an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho.
Kohberger has maintained his innocence, and his legal team has sought to have the trial moved out of Latah County.
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Last month, two hearings for Kohberger were suddenly postponed to allow both sides additional time to prepare. The hearings, which eventually took place on May 30, pertained to several motions filed by Kohberger's attorneys, who have accused state prosecutors of withholding evidence that they argue should be made available to the defense team. Prosecutors have responded to the motions, but the content of the filings is sealed.
Earlier this year, there was a dispute between Kohberger's lead attorney, Anne Taylor; Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson; and Judge John Judge over a survey of potential jurors from the defense.
Taylor previously argued that the survey results of the potential jurors showed that the jury pool in Latah County was "biased," and she wants the trial moved out of the county.
"If defense counsel believes asking these survey questions, which arguably contain prejudicial information or misinformation about defendant, is more beneficial than harmful, as defendant's expert testified, this court does not, at this juncture, have sufficient information or evidence to second-guess that strategic decision by trial counsel," Judge said in a hearing in April. He allowed the jury survey questions to remain.
Newsweek reached out to Taylor and Thompson via email for comment.
The judge has yet to rule on a possible change of venue for the trial, but a decision could come at Thursday's hearing.
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