Ahead of University of Idaho stabbing suspect Bryan Kohberger’s latest hearing, Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson urged Judge John Judge to deny the defendant’s second request to delay proceedings without waiving his right to a speedy trial.
Thompson argued the defense is trying to “grind the litigation in this matter to a halt” and continually postpone the case.
The 28-year-old quadruple murder suspect could face the death penalty under Idaho law if convicted in the killings of 21-year-olds Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen and 20-year-olds Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.
The judge entered not guilty pleas on his behalf at his arraignment in May, and Kohberger said through his public defender after his arrest in Pennsylvania he would be exonerated.
Bryan Kohberger enters a courtroom for a hearing at the Latah County Courthouse in Moscow, Idaho, June 27, 2023.