{"id":25382,"date":"2026-08-29T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T00:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=25382"},"modified":"2026-08-29T00:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T00:01:26","slug":"bryan-kohberger-seeks-to-withdraw-guilty-plea-in-idaho-murders-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=25382","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Kohberger seeks to withdraw guilty plea in Idaho murders case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, is asking a court to disqualify the judge in his case and has asked for a change of venue as he attempts to take back his guilty plea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Motions for both requests were filed Thursday by Kohberger&#8217;s new court-appointed attorney, Gregory Rauch. The move came after Kohberger was convicted of first-degree murder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/343\/192\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-four-sentencing_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/686\/384\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-four-sentencing_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/672\/378\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-four-sentencing_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1344\/756\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-four-sentencing_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/931\/523\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-four-sentencing_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1862\/1046\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-four-sentencing_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/720\/405\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-four-sentencing_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1440\/810\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-four-sentencing_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1200\/675\/bryan-kohberger-idaho-four-sentencing_02.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Bryan Kohberger during his sentencing hearing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Kyle Green, Pool)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He has since claimed that he is innocent and has blamed his defense team for leading him to make a false confession.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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