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Kohberger Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea | Dayton News
Bryan Kohberger, convicted in the University of Idaho student murders, is attempting to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming his defense attorneys misled him with false promises and withheld key evidence. His petition, filed by hand, argues that his lawyers exaggerated trial risks and minimized exculpatory evidence like inconclusive hair samples — though prosecutors relied on a broader array of damning proof including DNA from a knife, cell phone records, and surveillance footage. Now in post-conviction relief proceedings — distinct from direct appeals — Kohberger must prove constitutional…
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