The judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors could seek the death penalty against Brian Coberger if prosecutors were convicted of the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students.
Judge Stephen Hippler’s decision comes after Coberger’s lawyer asked the court to ban the sentence to diagnose autism.
Brian Coberger will be in court on May 22, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho for an arrest hearing in Rata County District Court. Kohberger is accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022. (Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images)
The 30-year-old is indicted for the deaths of students Ethan Chapin, Zana Carnodor, Madison Morgen and Kayley Goncalves who were stabbed and stabbed at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho on November 13, 2022.
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