Mega Edition: Bryan Kohberger And The State Battle Over I.C.R. Sanctions (8/31/26)
Bryan Kohberger’s defense and the State of Idaho fought over whether prosecutors had complied with Idaho Criminal Rule 16(b)(7), which governed disclosure of expert witnesses and the substance of their expected testimony. In December 2024, Kohberger’s attorneys asked Judge Steven Hippler to compel more complete disclosures and sanction the prosecution, arguing that the state had identified roughly 25 experts but had supplied actual reports for only a handful of them. The defense said major areas of the case, including DNA, digital forensics and other technical evidence, were represented by…
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