Bryan Kohberger asks to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho murders case
Summary
Bryan Kohberger, who was convicted of killing four University of Idaho students, is now asking a court to allow him to take back his guilty plea and go to trial. He says his lawyers pressured him into pleading guilty by promising better prison life and misrepresenting conditions on death row.Key Facts
- Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2023.
- He is serving four life sentences without parole at Idaho Maximum Security Penitentiary.
- Kohberger filed a hand-written request to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming his lawyers manipulated him.
- He says his lawyers promised better prison conditions and told him misleading information about death row.
- Kohberger originally pleaded guilty voluntarily in court and admitted guilt to the judge.
- He waived his rights to appeal as part of the plea deal, which spared him the death penalty.
- Idaho law makes it difficult to withdraw a guilty plea after sentencing unless serious errors or injustice are shown.
- Kohberger’s attorneys fought for years to avoid the death penalty citing autism and questioning some evidence.
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