LIVE! Real Lawyer Reacts: Kohberger Hearing Provides Answers 

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In the Burgos trial, it was 5 years before his day in court. I say never waive your right to a speedy trial, especially if you’re innocent.

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I enjoy every video you create as I learn so much. I hope the media does not create "no cameras" in the courtroom due to not following the rules. It seems the Defense & State are playing Chess, but the clock is dwindling fast! I'm neutral until I hear & see the evidence & arguments from both sides.l

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Peter, thank you so much for addressing so many non-super chat comments in this live stream. It was very engaging and interactive and I really appreciate the coverage.

Super sketch that the state didn’t investigate the other male DNA profiles. Why? Idc if it’s a party house….do your job LE. Every single avenue should have been invested. PERIODDDDDDDDDD

Seems like most of the weight for the delay is on the state with all these half measures and blocking discovery I don't see why kb waives it, keep the pressure on, they can leverage not being prepared with the delays in discovery on the state already

Just maybe the defence has no defence ?

As a retired trial attorney I think it’s awesome that you go into such detail with your viewers/subscribers regarding ALL of the work and strategy happening BEFORE trial. Most people have heard of “discovery,” but I don’t think most followers of trials understand the vast amount of work required before, during trial (before court, at breaks, after court, and Sat-Sun), and even after the case has gone to the jury. Eighteen-hour days leading up to and including trial are the norm not the exception for the trial attorneys. Plus, depending upon the case, behind the scenes myriad staff attorneys, paralegals, and secretaries are working 10+ hour days. Excellent work and analysis, Peter. Thank you for giving me the nitty-gritty details I miss knowing. BTW, did Judge Judge specifically address motions in limine to exclude/address evidence other than DNA and alibi?

State should have had their ducks in a row before charging him. PERIOD. He has the RIGHT to a fair and speedy trial.

Technicality there are no actual laws when it comes to the genealogical DNA , and how it's obtained. There are guidelines set forth by the DOJ but they are not laws. So even if there is a violation of privacy, like law enforcement using 23 and me, it's not illegal. I'm not saying it's not sneaky or underhanded. But that's what comes with trials. The defense will use any loophole they can, so why can't the prosecution? The DOJ might not like it. The defense won't like it and the judge might not like it, but are there really any grounds for a dismissal even if law enforcement circumvents guidelines and or family tree DNA sites rules?

Am I the only one who thinks Judge Judge looks like the father in the home alone movie?😂

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In civil proceedings I have found discovery to be a game… I received discovery I was asking for for 2 1/2 years the evening before arbitration. I settled but if I had moved into arbitration my lawyer would have fought and won on that issue. So much $ spent trying to get compliance.

Peter, have you seen the information that the channel True Crime Design has found that makes a good argument for reasonable doubt. This questions police activity and whether there were several subjects involved that either shows Brian not guilty, or at least more suspects involved. Several people were seen on video running from the direction of the house and of a white pickup truck driving around the area. It's VERY interesting and makes me rethink things. On the channel, its titled Idaho 4: Early Morning Hours.

Harvard lawyer Lee had a IGG expert on. Cece forgot the last name. It was pretty insightful as to why historically the IGG info hasnt been allowed in court.

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That’s awesome that you gifted a membership. So sweet. Love listening. I truly think he deserves the DNA of those other 3 males. It’s very confusing for them to want to block all DNA evidence when basically that’s all they have.

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The buccal swab matched Kohberger. I dont see how the IGG matters.

Bates stamp (named after Bates, the person who invented the actual physical stamp but we can now apply these electronically in adobe, etc.) on a document: usually at the bottom of the page somewhere... will look like "Kohberger000001" or something similar. Everyone then will be on the same page (haha) about what document is being discussed.

His alibi is nothing no reason to drive around this house. Driving by himself he has no reason to drive around this house at all.

I think the indictment should be thrown out if the state can't show how they came up with the DNA & why they didn't test the other DNA as it was in the bedrooms next to the body's.

It must be so surreal to hear people calmly discussing the issues surrounding the decision to kill you or not.

Great coverage as always❤

I’m sorry the alibi is absolutely preposterous

MB Inc. YT channel has the best audio of this hearing. They really cleaned up the background noise

Thank you Peter for your time and dedication to explaining the process to us! I really feel like I would be a better juror if I got selected.

What is the state hiding? It just blows my mind...

Wasn't there a ring doorbell video of him I. His car driving up and down the road right across from the house?

In the beginning there was a store near Idaho University that sold knives and sheaths on the News. Because alleged suspect,bk, 7 months before Idaho 4 crimes bought a knife and sheath on Amazon , I feel it could be possible he went shopping at this store first. And then touching and looking at knives and sheaths thus leaving what you'd might expect his small amount of DNA on them from this store near Idaho University and nearby King Road. After alleged suspect,bk left store near Idaho University, someone came into store and stole a knife and sheath not knowing alleged suspect,bk, had been there previously. So one out of many knives and sheaths got passed around a lot and ended up at King Road in a room or any room or by evil perpetrator of awful Idaho 4 crimes not alleged suspect,bk, though. Situations like this can possibly happen. Why would alleged suspect, bk, incriminate himself buying a knife and sheath from Amazon. It makes no sense. So can add this to the list of the many things that don't add up. Was it hunting season then? How many others bought a knife and sheath which is common practice from Amazon?

Sorry coming in late. Sounds like prosecution is making the defense work for it.

they cant produce every aspect of the prosecution case without exposing LE phukups, coverups, & cleanups

How can they say it doesn't exist, when it was tested and showed it was male dna and unknown??

At this point, I truly wonder about the depth of evidence indicating Kohberger’s guilt.

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I ain’t no lawyer. My guess is he will be convicted on four counts of first degree murder

What about if the eve of the trial what comes in is beneficial to BK, and the state is doing this deliberately to keep this from being discovered ?

That old Bill, really gave that judge a good lecture on how things are going to be done. We'll see how that works out for him down the road.

Regarding the alibi: Why does BK need to give an exact location if the state doesn't need to give an exact time?

Even if his DNA was on the sheath, it doesn't prove it was his sheath or that he was even there to leave the sheath. The states case is relatively weak.

About the question of testing 3 other male DNA samples, in the spirit of fairness. What if there might have been several thousand samples randomly collected, from last week, and last month and last year, even incidental samples going back, (possibly) 5-6 years? At what point is the demand that they be forced to test every sample, and that the defense is attempting to use the Mohammad Ali Rope a Dope defense and wear them out. Should they first be forced to prove some relevance? What's reasonable?

Santa is deflecting....calling defense as fabricators😂😂😂. LE/STATE is the boss of fabricators.... Jerks. LIKE they aren't doing just that.

I lean towards guilt i just don't believe he murdered 4 people all by himself

It kinda bothers me that they are talking about sentencing and mitigation when he hasn’t been found guilty. I guess they have to but it gives me a turn of the stomach.

Everyone keeps saying how are they gonna get all this done in time. Its only 6 weeks, its gonna be impossible, yada yada. Lets remember, the state has had 4 months to turn over this info. This is the defenses 3 motion to compel, and that came after it initally being asked for twice before that. I dont know why the judge isnt saying, get your act together state, this is her 3rd motion to compel on the same things!

I am really waiting for this "long story" to be settled, the murdered being behind bars, by respect and empathy for those families' sake, to bring them a little bit of relief in this unbearable nightmares... unfortunately, as seen in most of the cases, the families are barely considered... it's all about Kohberger, his attorneys and the prosecutors

If the State is 💯 on the guilt of BK why do they care so much about BK’s Alibi? This state’s prosecution seems off - I don’t trust anyone from Moscow - BK will be convicted 100% - I personally don’t believe he is guilty at this point - when he is convicted of the DP I hope he or his team reaches out to Kathleen Zellner - she is stellar 🙌🏻 and is beyond thorough!

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So what ?? As it should go!!! If they did that with every single case, then FINALLY 98% of wrongfully convicted should and would go DOWN! And we’d finally get the REAL RESULTS WERE all wanting!!!!

There is a difference between a defendant _saying_ that he wasn't there and an actual alibi defense. In order to present an alibi at trial, the defense has to provide all the details themselves. It's not a tit-for-tat negotiation because the whole point is that you shouldn't be manufacturing an alibi that doesn't exist. If the defense has nobody that can testify as to where exactly he was, too bad so sad, you have no alibi. They can _say_ he wasn't there, he can testify with some excuse, but if there's no concrete evidence, then it's not an alibi. Murdaugh is an example of that. He said he was driving to his mom's but there were no cameras and no witnesses so it wasn't an alibi. That being said, this prosecution team has to cut out the sliminess. They represent the people of Idaho, they're not supposed to "win", they're supposed to seek justice. It feels like they're doing things in the name of strategy just to win, not to be transparent and seek justice, plain and simple. They're also stupid enough to seek the DP, which leads to pointless motions and ridiculous additional arguments because if you seek the ultimate penalty, the defendant should get the ultimate defense too. Thus, they have to spend their time responding to every frivolous argument and document, increasing the time pressure even more. In the end, if he actually ends up deleted after the average 26 years on death row in Idaho, tons of money spent, and continuous rehashing of the trauma for the victims, nobody will have gained anything at all. There's just no need for it.

I appreciate that you give totally non-biased opinions. It's always very fair towards either way.

Yes, exactly. That was my point in repeating that single source DNA is not not necessarily indicative of guilt of an accused. Trace DNA is full of problems. Courts it seems only allow single source trace DNA. Single source trace DNA by it's very nature can mask the real culprit while indicting the innocent accused. The law is still learning to work with trace DNA in general. Experiments performed at the University of Indianapolis proved that 85% of the time the trace DNA found at the crime scene can mask the actual perpetrator.

Another Great Live. I'm so neutral right now, I can't wait to hear all the evidence when it finally goes to trial. 💯🤷🏼‍♀️

Rewatching: Thank you Peter!

I heard someone the other day saying that "I myself drive and I then I have no idea where I have been". It is hard to believe that anyone cannot remember at least some specific region, and it's hard to believe that they drive at a different place each night because they cannot possibly know by heart all the destinations. And even if this were true, they would need a gps to guide them to get back home. Whenever I don't know where I am and how to go back home I always use my cell phone's navigation system, and I do not erase it. I did not lean towards "guilty", and even now I need to see the evidence, but this thing with him driving and not have a clue where he was is hard to believe.

The Judge set the timeline based on BK not waiving his right to a speedy trial. The State didn’t have any control over the actual date. Aaaand… Go Dawgs!

Because if the prosecution has to follow the law , so should the defense. The alibi has rules that are not being followed by the defense. The prosecution is right. The whole reason for the deadline is so that the defense can't create an alibi that circumvents the evidence. An alibi is supposed to be a truthful account of the defendants whereabouts. Not a made up story. I don't think many people really take into consideration , if their own families were in the shoes of these families. I understand it's hard to think about the unthinkable, if the unthinkable has never happened to you. People take that for granted. Unfortunately I am currently in the same situation as these families are. I have a sibling that was murdered and it's currently being adjudicated in court. Because I understand how these families feel , that allows me to see a different perspective. A lot of the time I make points in conversation with people, about a Bryan's rights and how I believe he should have the genealogical information. I catch myself feeling torn, between not wanting him to be granted it, but also believing he has a right to the information. And it's only because of my own situation that I have this contradicting perspective. I know that if I believe certain things about what Bryan is entitled to, it also goes for the defendants in my sister's case. It's not a good feeling to have.

But wait, they can’t corroborate his alibi with phone pings?

Is it not true that about a 10 foot perimeter around your house has the same 4th ammendment protections as your home itself. If so and the garbage was not put out for pick up, but was on the side of your house within the 10 ft area protected by the 4th ammendment, then police cannot go on the private property to seize items in the trash ? If a Judge ruled the garbage can was in a protected area, they could not use that DNA information and the DNA evidence on the sheath would have to be thrown out.

I'm confused. My understanding is that the state has a lot of evidence that hasn't been brought to light. Isn't this the case?? Does anyone in here REALLY know? And, if so- what's this push about this maybe or maybe not evidenced that might or might not exist? ANYONE?

I think it’s tacky the state is whining about the speedy trail which is his right! They are the ones that charged when they did, moved up the trial with the grand jury. They started the clock but want to whine and be mad because he’s exercising his right just feels wrong. I think they did move it up hoping to throw them off and delaying some evidence the judge ruled to turn over. They better make sure they don’t give him the info he needs to say they violated his speedy trial

So why did you skip over what the judge said to them about him understanding they want to leave no rock unturned? But That they can’t get something that’s not there. Sounds like the Judge is implying they keep asking for stuff that’s not there! The defense doing this seems to be doing it to put doubt in potential jurors! Just my opinion and curious!! Also you say you know some think he is guilty like you don’t think that. I just wished there was someone to speak on this without bias because it seems everyone is pulled in one direction or another!!

Whenever the trial will be I hope the volume of all parties can be heard. How can this be arranged?

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I think the defense has no case. They are being difficult because that is the only case they have with this case. Does the DNA match on the DNA they have as a jury member that is what I'd want to know how they got there wouldn't mean anything to me.

The back road he took from Pullman to Uniontown to hwy 95 back to Moscow is rural. Miles and miles of fields and country side. If he dumped the knife it could be years before it’s found.

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So the defendant wants a speedy trial and if it gets pushed out then the defendant loses the right to his speedy trial and therefore his rights are violated??

The Moscow PD and the state are shady, if not dirty altogether. Especially the Moscow PD...dirty AF. BK will walk...they are trying to frame a guy they aren't sure did it. They just want someone....anyone to be convicted and they'll lie and do illegal things to do it. At this point, it's looking like he deserves to walk.

This prosecution has been messy, the police didn’t allow a coroner on the scene which is mandatory to place time of death. The scene was not processed correctly. The victims families have stepped up & even spoke saying the Idaho police timeline is massively off and even the neighbors have spoken up about it. The reason they only have a picture of a car from another state from a body cam then traced it back to Kohberger then searched his apartment and took a leather knife case and claiming it on the scene. They are starting to read over the cause of death and come to find out that the bodies didn’t have Rigamortus setup when they arrived which is vitally important bc it tells the time of death. Idaho police processed this case completely wrong and bringing charges against this young man is a waste of taxpayers money. Kohberger is allowed to be a weirdo, it’s not against the law however it is illegal for police and judicial system to break the laws

Prosecution better be confident or they can get themselves a Brady violation. FYI I think it would be smart for you to do an explainer on Brady by the way. FYI I’ve seen so many trials where the prosecution claims they provided everything and then whoops Brady violation guess they didn’t…

His alibi of "out for a drive" could be verified if they knew the route and check personal house cams or CTN that are in the area he says he was driving. Could that be a possibility for State or defense?

DNA is difficult for many of us to understand. October can’t come soon enough

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Oh man, I could never have the patience required to be an attorney. I’d have to do so much mediating on a daily basis just to keep my composure lol.

This case is going to be very interesting, thank you sir for the update. The alibi, it is what it is.

I'm confused if there are 3 different unknown male DNA samples isn't that what Anne is asking for!?! ... How does it suddenly not exist .??

You have 4 unidentified DNA samples. Why only test 1 not knowing it is BKs and then it becomes BKs ?

So they didn’t bother to run the same testing on the other 3 male DNA samples?

Can the defendant or defence ask for more time, if there's, for example a discovery issue, but not waive speedy trial? Like a specific amount of time, maybe a week, because of a specific issue, not caused by them?

I wish the victims had as many rights as the defendants do.

Thank you Peter for the wonderful analysis of this trial (which is so complex). I have learned so much from you and I return to your site for the "best" tutorial. Thank you :)

Quite frankly the judges calendar is not an issue. The judge's life is not on the line. It's absolutely arrogant beyond belief that we should care that he is being "put out" by actually having to work.

I get the feeling that the prosecutor it getting cocky and when that happens we get cases like OJ and Casey Anthony

The State said the only thing left to turn over was one lab. So I don’t think September 1st is unrealistic. (For Discovery). They’ve turned over everything else. I’m SO glad the Judge is holding to the date. Literally nobody (including me) thought he would. But since they didn’t wave speedy trial, then so be it. To me this Judge is careful and fair. I love how he mentions the “alibi” that is not an alibi a few times. 😂This is going to get here quick! About time some things were called out. This hearing was the first time I felt the state finally got to speak up against the accusations from the defense. Good stuff.

Closed captioning did Not turn on. So important for hearing impaired or bad audio. I hope you will make that decision riguer. Love your posts.

As far as lab reports go, the lab could be months or years behind in analysis. Most have procedures for expediting samples, but if every office expedites their samples, then no samples end up expedited. 🤷🏼‍♀️

What does it mean "only if its discoverable?" Does that mean only if its tangle evidence? What makes something "discoverable?

Hi rewatch crew 🦘💙 Another great, and much needed breakdown on this. Captions in clips…great explanations from Pete… and great discussions in the chat! Some interesting twists and turns here. Need to see more!

This was a party house. How many male DNA COULD NOT EXSECT

The State effed up when they argued the stay lol 😆😆 2 minutes later Bill says We need some more time sir 😂😂

If the defendant has a right to a speedy trial but, because the state delayed turning over discovery so long they leave the defense insufficient time to prepare, how is it fair to force him to waive his speedy trial right? At that point the judge should consider dismissing the case, not forcing the accused to give up a right!

My opinion only, but I heard that 1 of the lawyers tested positive for COVID. If I'm wrong, I only see one wearing a mask.. So I'm just curious. Does she feel strong and healthy enough to be doing all this extra work. If it is his lead attorney who is ill. I hope so because this is a high pressure case. Nobody wants her to get sick.. She's really doing her job. Fascinating to watch her. How can you hold ill will?

Great breakdown.. Thanks

The ends DONT justify the means!