Bryan Kohberger Found Way To Delay Trial -- Idaho Murder Victim's Family Devastated!
24.08.2023 - 04:47
/ perezhilton.com
Well, this is completely effed. Sorry, but… Why does this work this way??
OK, rewind a few days. On Friday Bryan Kohberger had a hearing in which his legal team asked to delay the trial — on the basis of alleged “irregularities” in the grand jury process. The judge denied the motion, saying they could have their hearing to dismiss the indictment on September 1 — but the trial would begin as scheduled, on October 2.
With that date, it was expected to be done by November 17 — a year, almost to the day, after the crime he’s accused of, the murders of four University of Idaho students at their off-campus housing on November 13, 2022. Instead the loved ones of victims Maddie Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin will now have to wait far, far longer.
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Per the Idaho Statesman, public defender Anne Taylor was able to request another hearing for Wednesday, and we guess she pulled a rabbit out of her hat. Because assuming their entire goal is to delay the trial (gosh, why does that sound familiar??), they figured it out. Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial. You know, that thing in the Sixth Amendment? Right to speedy and public trial by an impartial jury? Yeah, apparently you can waive that right — and somehow that means your trial gets delayed?
Watching Kohberger tell the judge he’s ready to waive his right (below):
We’re really scratching our heads at this one. We mean, sure, it’s his right to have a speedy trial, meaning he can’t just be jailed indefinitely without a trial. But what about the rest of us? Why does him waiving his right automatically mean he gets to delay if that’s what he wanted all along? What about justice? What about the