BOISE, Idaho ( NewsNation ) — Just a few weeks after a judge granted Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger ‘s bid to move his trial, the defense has a new request.
They are asking that Kohberger, who is accused of stabbing four college students to death in 2022, be allowed to wear “street clothes” in the presence of the jury.
The defense filed a motion arguing that if jurors were to see Kohberger in the standard orange prison jumpsuit, he would lose his presumption of innocence. Kohberger’s attorneys would like him to appear in a suit and tie, as the previous judge in Moscow, Idaho permitted.
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The new trial venue in Boise is about 300 miles from Moscow. Prosecutors unsuccessfully argued they could find impartial jurors in Moscow by choosing from a large pool. They also said the move inconveniences the family members of victims, attorneys and witnesses.
The victims’ families are unhappy and think he should stay in the jumpsuit until trial. They say other prisoners have to show up shackled and in the jail jumpsuit and Kohberger should, as well.