Ada County Judge Steven Hippler told both sides Idaho Student murder case, i.e. they will no longer have courts to allow large amounts of documents to be submitted without a public view.
“In this case, the general practice of applying for sealing materials in such cases has become normative, not exception,” Shippler wrote in an order filed on Monday. ” Rather than seeking to edit discrete sensitive information, keep the entire document under seal. In addition, many of the materials the parties seek to seal are already in the public domain, or are not confidential or sensitive at all.”
Bryan Kohberger Shippler said the defense team and state prosecutors can still ask for certain information, such as the witness’s name and the victim’s family. If the seal is reasonable under Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32, he will also allow the document to be placed within the scope of the seal, which stipulates documents exempt from public disclosure.
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Bryan Kohberger attended the court on June 27, 2023 at the Lata County Court in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022. (August Frank-Pool/Getty Images)
“Parties must also seek the least restrictive method to protect information that should or is exempt from disclosure,” Shippler wrote.
“For example, despite previous concerns raised by the court, the state is seeking extensive orders to seal the entire document to protect an individual’s identity rather than simply using abbreviation or requiring that the deleted version be made publicly disclosed.”
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The court will also continue to edit documents including grand jury testimony, as grand jury lawsuits are carried out by default in secret.
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“I have never seen many documents sealed in criminal cases without a real legal basis,” said Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and Los Angeles trial attorney. “There is a strong presumption that the court application is open.”
Judge Steven Hippler presided over the hearing of Bryan Kohberger, who was accused of murdering four University of Idaho students. (Idaho Judicial Branch)
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He said the case has won a huge public interest in the United States and abroad, so by conducting most of the closed-door procedures, the public interest can be violated.
“The judge is not suitable to issue general orders to block the victim’s family and allow both parties to keep everything hidden,” he said.
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A few days after Kohberger’s arrest Murder case The statues of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin issued the first gag order.
Both parties used the gag order to prove that there were almost no problems outside the court. As a result, almost all information disclosed in the case was included in the police affidavit in January 2023, or through a court statement.
“Since the search warrant, there has been little evidence,” Rahmani told Fox News’ digital numbers.
Madison Mogen, top left, smiles on the shoulders of her best friend Kaylee Goncalves, who poses with Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Goncalves’ last two roommates and shares the day before four students were stabbed to death. (@kayleegoncalves/instagram)
Kohberger is studying for his Ph.D. At the time of murder, he was a PhD in criminology from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. His apartment is about 20 minutes’ drive from the crime scene, and at a neighboring university in Moscow, Idaho, all four victims are undergraduates. Everyone was stabbed multiple times during a family invasion at 4 a.m.
Under the body of 21-year-old Morgan, Police found Prosecutors claim to contain Kohberger’s DNA. Other known evidence includes phone data and video showing suspicious vehicles – as well as testimony from a surviving roommate who saw a man with thick eyebrows wearing a mask, possibly with a vacuum cleaner.
After Koberg’s indictment, the case filed a lawsuit against District Judge, who, on behalf of the defendant in 2023, held the order to call the gag in place.
Bryan Kohberger arrived at the Monroe County Courthouse, Pennsylvania before the extradition hearing. He is charged with murdering four University of Idaho students. (Fox News Digital’s image direct)
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After the defense claimed and obtained the change of location, it went to Judge Shippler.
Kohberger’s third judge has taken some actions in favor of transparency in recent days, Unlock the transcript A closed-door hearing on DNA evidence that occurred in January and ordered the court to provide recordings for other earlier sealed hearings.
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Kohberger’s trial is expected to begin in August and may take up to 15 weeks. If convicted, he could face death penalty.
