Kohberger defense challenges Idaho death penalty [Video]

The defense team for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, is seeking to remove the death penalty from his case.Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in the November 13 killings of students Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.Related video above: Idaho residents relieved after suspect’s arrestIn 13 motions made public Thursday evening, Kohberger’s lawyers argued myriad reasons why the state’s intent to seek the death penalty is unconstitutional.Among the various arguments, Kohberger’s attorneys wrote, “Idaho’s system of obtaining death convictions is unconstitutional at this time” and that the state’s “guarantee to a speedy trial prevents effective assistance of counsel in death penalty cases.” They go on to argue that capital cases “must be subjected to heightened constitutional scrutiny” and cannot be prepared in 10 months. Kohberger’s trial is …