Idaho Judge Sets Nov. 13 Deadline in Kohberger Plea Fight as June 2027 Hearing Remains Tentative
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Idaho Judge Sets Nov. 13 Deadline in Kohberger Plea Fight as June 2027 Hearing Remains Tentative
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Summary
Nov. 13, 2026 is Bryan Kohberger’s deadline to file an amended petition to withdraw the guilty plea that spared him the death penalty in the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students.
Judge Steven Hippler said a June 17, 2027 evidentiary hearing will happen only if one is granted, while also ordering witness and expert disclosures by Feb. 1, 2027, rebuttal experts by March 1, and discovery completed by May 7.
Prosecutors are pressing to end the case before any hearing, calling Kohberger’s claims of ineffective counsel, unkept promises and threats “bare, conclusory, and unsupported,” and seeking the 2025 plea transcript to rebut him.
That transcript could undercut Kohberger’s petition because he told the court in 2025 that no one had coerced him, made outside promises, or impaired his ability to make a reasoned and informed plea.