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Idaho College Murders: Can Suspect Get a Fair Trial in Moscow?

2024/9/3
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Brian Kohberger的辩护律师认为,由于媒体的广泛负面报道,在拉塔县(莫斯科所在地)进行审判可能会导致陪审团对Kohberger产生偏见,从而无法保证其获得公平审判。他们提供了民调数据,显示拉塔县居民对Kohberger的负面看法普遍存在,并认为这会影响陪审团的公正性。他们还提出了将审判地点转移到其他县(如内兹珀斯县或艾达县)的请求,认为这些地区受媒体报道的影响较小。 检察官承认媒体报道确实很密集,但这并不意味着拉塔县的陪审员无法保持公正。他们认为,改变审判地点会给受害者家属和证人带来不便,而且调查显示,其他县的公众态度与拉塔县并没有显著差异。他们还指出,任何表达偏见的潜在陪审员都会被驳回。 Brian Edelman作为辩方证人出庭作证,他进行的民调显示,拉塔县居民对Kohberger的案件有明显的负面偏见,许多人已经预判Kohberger有罪,这损害了其无罪推定。他认为,这种偏见源于媒体的过度报道和社区与案件的密切联系。 Matt Murphy作为法律专家,指出获得更改审判地点的批准非常困难,即使在媒体报道密集的地区也很难实现。他认为,无论审判地点在哪里,检方都相信能够找到公平公正的陪审团,因为任何表达偏见的潜在陪审员都会被驳回。 Brian Buckmeyer作为法律专家,分析了辩方策略,指出引用先例对案件结果有重要影响,并认为辩方在提供不在场证明时,需要谨慎地提供信息,避免提供过多的信息或不利信息,以保护Kohberger的权利。 Kena Whitworth作为记者,报道了审判过程,并对辩方提出的“暴民心态”说法进行了分析,指出这激怒了一些当地居民。她还对调查中没有人与公园管理员交谈表示惊讶,认为这可能表明调查存在疏漏。 Ingrid Beatty作为检察官,反驳了辩方的观点,指出辩方调查显示,拉塔县和调查中其他县的公众态度并没有显著差异,拉塔县甚至有较高比例的受访者表示对案件没有意见。 Dave Mahan作为公园管理员,表示公园没有签到簿或监控录像,无法证实Kohberger案发当晚是否在公园内。 Ben Levitan作为手机专家,指出由于该地区偏远,仅凭手机信号塔数据难以精确确定Kohberger案发当晚的位置。

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The episode discusses the upcoming trial of Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students. His defense is attempting to move the trial from Latah County due to extensive media coverage and potential jury bias. The prosecution argues that media attention is widespread and a change of venue wouldn't eliminate the issue.
  • Kohberger's trial is scheduled for next summer.
  • The defense argues for a change of venue due to negative pretrial publicity.
  • The prosecution believes that media coverage is pervasive across the state and a change of venue wouldn't solve the problem.

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With his trial nine months away, Bryan Kohberger’s defense team tries to move the venue out of Moscow. Our legal experts weigh in on the high bar to move a trial. And we visit the remote park where Kohberger says he was the night of the murders.

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