After a November court order, in which Judge said that he would control the video of proceedings against suspect Bryan Kohberger for student murders, Judge has now officially denied his request.
The request was made by the Spokane Washington TV station KXLY. They asked for permission from the court to film and take still pictures of Kohberger, 29, at his upcoming hearing scheduled for Jan. 26.
The judge replied “Denied” and attached a copy to his order dated Nov. 17, 2023 in which he had granted Kohberger’s request for the removal of media cameras from the Courtroom, but stated that the court would stream its proceedings itself.
The judge wrote that “the intense focus of the media on Kohberger, his every move and the negative headlines and articles that have been published, lead the Court to the conclusion that the continued photography and video coverage in the courtroom should no longer be allowed.”
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Bryan Kohberger (center), who was charged with the murder of four University of Idaho Students in November 2022 sits with his two attorneys, Anne Taylor and Jay Logsdon during a hearing in Latah County District Court, Moscow, Idaho on September 13, 2023.
“That’s what the idea is, to be able for people to judge demeanor and how people feel, as well as to hear their words, but you can’t if it’s a real remote.”
The Judge will be live-streaming future hearings via on his YouTube channel.
Royal Oakes successfully argued that TV cameras should be allowed inside the O.J. Simpson’s murder trial was covered by Fox News Digital, which said it was a bad idea to take the control away from professional journalists.
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He said: “It is a bit like saying that you can only film the football match from the topmost seats and the end zone. You won’t get the subtleties. It’s important to be able judge the mood, feelings, and words of others. A remote does not allow you to do this.
He said that the public is interested in criminal court cases, particularly since taxpayers pay for them.
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Oakes said, “It is similar to the old Ronald Reagan campaign line, ‘I bought this microphone Bill’. “We paid for this room. “We have a right to watch our court system in action.”
Alex Murdaugh during his murder trial in Walterboro, South Carolina on February 24, 2023. (Joshua Bocher/The State/Pool/Tribunal News Service via Getty Images).
Fox News Digital reported that public records showed that taxpayers spent more than $270,000 on Kohberger’s defence in the first quarter of 2023.
In November, the judge accused media of violating its request not to zoom exclusively in on Kohberger’s face or to record before and after court sessions.
Oakes stated that Idaho law prohibits the media from appealing a Judge’s decision. The court may have other options besides taking control of the camera.
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He told Fox News Digital that there was no good reason to choose a court system camera installed automatically over professionals who are experienced. The court is upset that certain rules were broken, so fine. You can then ban the people breaking the rules but allow the public to see a professionally-produced courtroom scene.
Kohberger has been charged with the fatal stabbing of four University of Idaho Students on November 13, 2022. The victims were Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves and Xana KERNODLE, all 20. Ethan Chapin (20) was sleeping with his girlfriend Kernodle in her room. They lived in the Sigma Chi house, 200 yards from the fraternity.
Madison Mogen, top left, smiles on the shoulders of her best friend, Kaylee Goncalves, as they pose with Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and two other housemates in Goncalves’ final Instagram post, which was shared the day before the four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death. (@kayleegoncalves/Instagram)
All four victims were stabbed repeatedly. The massacre began with some victims asleep. Investigators claim that a sheath containing DNA of the suspect was found under Mogen’s corpse.
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Kohberger was pursuing a Ph.D. degree in criminology, at Washington State University, a neighboring university, at the time the crime occurred. He holds a master’s in criminal justice from DeSales University, Pennsylvania.
He refused to enter a guilty plea at his arraignment on May. The judge entered not guilty pleas in his name on four counts of first-degree homicide and one of felony burglary. If convicted, he could be executed by firing squad. The prosecution has asked that the trial be held over a period of six weeks in this summer.