Mega Edition: Prosecutors Ask to Examine Kohberger's Mental State (10/3/26)
Idaho prosecutors sought permission to have Bryan Kohberger examined by their own mental-health expert after the defense disclosed plans to use neuropsychological and psychiatric evidence during a potential penalty phase. The state argued that once Kohberger put his mental condition at issue through experts such as Dr. Rachel Orr and Dr. Eileen Ryan, Idaho law gave prosecutors the right to conduct an independent examination. Kohberger did not dispute that basic right, but his attorneys objected to how broad the state’s proposed evaluation could become, arguing prosecutors wanted testing that…
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