University of Idaho Murders: State of Idaho vs. BK *GUILTY PLEA*

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Killer who stabbed 4 Idaho students to death still at large​

The killer — or killers — who stabbed four University of Idaho students to death remained at large Tuesday, prompting many students to leave the campus in the idyllic small town despite police assurances that there was no imminent risk to the community.

So many students had left the scenic tree-lined campus in Moscow, Idaho, by Tuesday that university officials said a candlelight vigil scheduled for the next day would instead be held after the Thanksgiving break.

The students, all close friends, were found dead in an off-campus rental home around noon on Sunday, and officials said they likely were killed several hours earlier. Latah County Coroner Cathy Mabbutt told the Spokane, Washington-based television station KXLY that her preliminary investigation showed the students were stabbed to death. There is no indication that substance use was involved in the deaths, Mabbutt said.
 
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RoundPeg said:
Did you. Did you. Did you. Did you.

Calmly. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

I'm in a parking lot watching. I had to!
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Yeah, judge asked nothing but yes or no questions. I imagine the upset families will be livid and I can't blame them this time! No major questions other than simple yes and no things.

Glad you got to watch it but I am irritated as heck by it.
 
Ranch said:
True. But would BK tell the truth about anything he alone would know?
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Not necessarily but at least then the families and judge could decide if he was being honest. And if he had to answer where the weapon was and it couldn't be found, probably a lie. He'd probably just say he threw it in a body of water though.

The families wanted that and I think they should have got it.
 
RoundPeg said:
Maybe that will happen July 23.
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Maybe BK will give an allocution during the sentencing. If he does I bet it will by self serving and probably not factual.

The Judge did say that the defense is not allowed to argue for a lighter sentence at the sentencing hearing. I found that interesting.
 
Ranch said:
Maybe BK will give an allocution during the sentencing. If he does I bet it will by self serving and probably not factual.

The Judge did say that the defense is not allowed to argue for a lighter sentence at the sentencing hearing. I found that interesting.
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No, because they agreed to the sentences in the plea agreement. Just as he can't appeal.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Not necessarily but at least then the families and judge could decide if he was being honest. And if he had to answer where the weapon was and it couldn't be found, probably a lie. He'd probably just say he threw it in a body of water though.

The families wanted that and I think they should have got it.
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He probably did throw it in the river he was tracked going to after the murders. I doubt it will ever be found. Not sure if recovering the knife would help the family heal. If I was family I sure wouldn't want to look at it.
 
GrandmaBear said:
No, because they agreed to the sentences in the plea agreement. Just as he can't appeal.
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I guess the Judge said that to remind them.

The Judge did say that he is not bound by the plea agreement at sentencing and can use any legal sentence including the minimum which is 10 years each for the murder counts.
 
Ranch said:
He probably did throw in a the river he was tracked going to after the murders. I doubt it will ever be found. Not sure if recovering the knife would help the family heal. If I was family I sure wouldn't want to look at it.
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Yeah, I get it, but for them it may show he had the knife it was found. On Nate's they are saying this rolled out for everyone so fast. If the families had had time to be explained to and time to absorb it, it may have helped.
 
Ranch said:
I guess the Judge said that to remind them.

The Judge did say that he is not bound by the plea agreement at sentencing and can use any legal sentence including the minimum which is 10 years each for the murder counts.
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I don't think he can impose more of a sentence, as it is about as high as it can get without lowering it which he won't and they can't ask for.

Ten years for the murder counts? Ten years was for the robbery. You mean he was reminding the defendant and defense right?
 
GrandmaBear said:
I don't think he can impose more of a sentence, as it is about as high as it can get without lowering it which he won't and they can't ask for.

Ten years for the murder counts? Ten years was for the robbery. You mean he was reminding the defendant and defense right?
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The maximum for the burglary charge is 10 years. I forget what the minimum is. He can't impose a higher sentence because the agreement is for the max. Same with the murder counts. And he can't impose a death sentence.

So he can either sentence Kohberger to what the plea agreement says or he can ignore the agreement and give him a lower punishment that is within the legal limits. The minimum for the murder counts is 10 years. I seriously doubt this Judge will give BK a lower sentence and will follow the plea agreement.
 
Kohberger agreed to a life sentence for each of the murder charges and 10 years for the burglary charge, which will run consecutively. A mandatory minimum sentence for the murder charges was 10 years each. He also faces civil judgments as additional punishment.

The court is not bound by the agreement, the judge said.
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Univ. of Idaho stabbings: Bryan Kohberger enters guilty plea

The man accused of stabbing four students from the University of Idaho to death is appearing in court on Wednesday and is expected to enter a guilty plea.
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Judge admonishes those who have tried to contact the court and influence his decision

Judge Steven Hippler said his court received numerous emails and phone messages ahead of the hearing, during which Hippler can accept or reject the plea agreement.

He said the efforts by members of the public were inappropriate and also said that no external opinions would influence his decision.

“Court is not supposed to, and this court will never, take into account public sentiment in making an opinion regarding its judicial decisions in cases. I always will make decisions based on where the facts and the law lead me, period,” the judge said.

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The Latest: Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty in University of Idaho stabbings

Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students. His plea Wednesday comes after prosecutors pursued the death penalty and his attorneys failed to block it. The 30-year-old faced charges for fatally stabbing the students in a rental home near campus in...
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Ranch said:
The maximum for the burglary charge is 10 years. I forget what the minimum is. He can't impose a higher sentence because the agreement is for the max. Same with the murder counts. And he can't impose a death sentence.

So he can either sentence Kohberger to what the plea agreement says or he can ignore the agreement and give him a lower punishment that is within the legal limits. The minimum for the murder counts is 10 years. I seriously doubt this Judge will give BK a lower sentence and will follow the plea agreement.
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I don't know. He informed BK and the D they can't ask for a lower sentence. I seriously doubt the judge would go lower either. It isn't the deal. He pled guilty based on the deal. So agree on that part.

The judge wasn't amused today they had people bombarding the judge's office. It shows some of the lack of knowledge, one never contacts a judge. He said flat out he read none and listened to no messages which is exactly what they should do.
 
GrandmaBear said:
I don't know. He informed BK and the D they can't ask for a lower sentence. I seriously doubt the judge would go lower either. It isn't the deal. He pled guilty based on the deal. So agree on that part.

The judge wasn't amused today they had people bombarding the judge's office. It shows some of the lack of knowledge, one never contacts a judge. He said flat out he read none and listened to no messages which is exactly what they should do.
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There's no way he will go with a lower sentence IMO. He only let everyone know what he is allowed to do at sentencing.

Ya he was not very happy with the attempts to influence his decision. He mentioned that he did not read any of the messages or listen to any of the voicemails that were left and that they were all forwarded to LE for review.

I wouldn't be surprised that there are threats against the Judge in them that LE will take a look at.
 
Ranch said:
Judge admonishes those who have tried to contact the court and influence his decision

Judge Steven Hippler said his court received numerous emails and phone messages ahead of the hearing, during which Hippler can accept or reject the plea agreement.

He said the efforts by members of the public were inappropriate and also said that no external opinions would influence his decision.

“Court is not supposed to, and this court will never, take into account public sentiment in making an opinion regarding its judicial decisions in cases. I always will make decisions based on where the facts and the law lead me, period,” the judge said.

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The Latest: Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty in University of Idaho stabbings

Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students. His plea Wednesday comes after prosecutors pursued the death penalty and his attorneys failed to block it. The 30-year-old faced charges for fatally stabbing the students in a rental home near campus in...
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I didn't figure that would go over very well.
 
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