10 Reasons Kohberger’s Lawyers Say the Trial Must Be Delayed
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🗓️ 22 May 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Bryan Kohberger’s defense team just filed a critical motion to delay his August 2025 trial—and the stakes couldn’t be higher. This video dives into the explosive details of that motion and why his lawyers are arguing that going to trial now could violate multiple constitutional rights and permanently damage the integrity of the case.
Kohberger, charged with the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students, is facing the death penalty. His defense says that “death is different”—and legally, they’re right. In capital cases, the standards are higher, the investigations deeper, and the procedural requirements stricter. In this in-depth breakdown, we unpack how the defense is using precedent from landmark Supreme Court cases like Wiggins v. Smith and Powell v. Alabama to argue for more time to prepare.
But there’s more. The motion accuses law enforcement of possible leaks to the media, points to damaging pretrial publicity from NBC’s Dateline and an upcoming James Patterson book, and raises the alarm over the inability to seat an impartial jury. Kohberger’s attorneys say the trial can’t be fair unless they’re given time to complete their discovery review, hire key expert witnesses, and finish a legally required “life history” investigation that could determine whether he lives or dies.
This isn’t speculation—it’s strategy. Defense teams often build the foundation for appeals before trial even begins. If this motion is denied and the trial proceeds, Kohberger’s team will have documented every issue they believe could later overturn a conviction or death sentence.
Join us as we break down what this motion means, how it could reshape the entire trial timeline, and why this may be one of the most legally important motions filed so far in the Kohberger case.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Hidden Killers podcast with Tony Bruske and continuing coverage of the case against Brian Koberger. |
| 0:08.4 | If you've been following the case against Brian Koberger, you know this isn't just another murder trial. |
| 0:14.6 | It is a capital murder trial. |
| 0:19.0 | Four young victims, a country watching, and a defendant who's pleaded not guilty, |
| 0:25.2 | and now with just a few months left before the scheduled start of his trial in August, the defense |
| 0:33.0 | has thrown up a massive legal flare. On May 20th, Cobger's attorneys filed a motion-seeking and asking the court to hit pause. |
| 0:44.0 | They want more time. |
| 0:46.3 | A lot more. |
| 0:47.7 | And depending on who you ask, it's either a desperate attempt to stall the inevitable |
| 0:52.3 | or a constitutionally necessary move to prevent a ticking time |
| 0:58.1 | bomb of legal disaster. And let's be clear about what this motion actually is. It's not just a |
| 1:05.8 | polite request for a scheduling tweak. It's a warning shot. The defense is saying, if you make us go to trial in August, |
| 1:13.8 | it won't just be unfair. It will be unconstitutional. They're arguing that this timeline |
| 1:18.8 | violates Coburger's Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel. His Eighth Amendment rights |
| 1:23.2 | to a fair and reliable sentencing. And his 14th Amendment Amendment due process protections. That's not a legal |
| 1:30.9 | window dressing. That's the core of the American justice system being put on the table. |
| 1:37.7 | So what's the holdup exactly? According to Coburgers' attorney, the issue isn't just about |
| 1:42.8 | needing a little more time to double-check their notes or organize some paperwork. |
| 1:47.9 | It's about the mountain of discovery, the legal term for all the documents, all the evidence, the witness interviews, digital data, expert reports, and the prosecution that has to hand over. |
| 1:59.4 | And in a case like this where the death penalty is on |
| 2:02.4 | the table, the defense is required to go through every single piece of it with a fine-tooth comb, |
| 2:08.4 | not because they want to, but because the law actually demands it. You can't defend a man's life |
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