Idaho's judge can exclude Bryan Kohberger murder evidence from the process: Expert

A lawyer based in Idaho said judge Steven Hippler would “absolutely” account to the public prosecutor and the law enforcement authorities after sensitive information about the murder case of Bryan Kohberger was leaked through.

A TV episode about the murders of four students from the University of Idaho was broadcast on May 9 and showed new cell phone panels, surveillance videos, search records and more. Kohberger is accused of being killed Xana Kernodle, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20.

New information about the murders was shared during the NBC “Dateline” program of May 9, which contained surveillance video from a nearby house. The surveillance video showed a car similar to Kohberger, which was several times before the death of the four students in the area of ​​the King Road House.

The program also claimed that the data from the FBI cell phone tower showed that Kohberger's cell phone was drawn into a tower almost a dozen times that covers an area within 100 feet of 1122 King Road, where he allegedly killed the four students.

The judge says that GAG order was “probably” violated in Bryan Kohberger's murder against Idaho

Edwina Elcox, a criminal defense lawyer in Boise, Idaho, told Fox News Digital that Hippler takes the leak very seriously.

“I think prosecutors/law enforcement agencies are absolutely held accountable,” said Elcox and noticed that she worked with Hippler as a judge in cases.

Elcox said that she “absolutely” thinks that it is possible that evidence that is presented during the TV episode can be excluded in court.

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“Can you imagine whether the remedy for this has been excluded?” Said Elcox. “I think absolutely in the area of ​​the remedy.”

“Not only should it have happened under no circumstances, there was also the GAG ​​arrangement,” she added.

Hippler said on Thursday in an order that the court order of the court was “probably” violated by someone who was eventually associated with law enforcement agencies or the law enforcement team.

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Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen and Xana Kernodle, which were stabbed on November 13. (Fox News)

Hippler ordered anyone who worked with law enforcement agencies or prosecutors in this case to keep all communications and data in relation to the murder examination.

“Such violations are not only undermined by the rule of law, possibly by persons who are maintained with the maintenance of maintaining the maintenance of an impartial jury, and will probably increase the costs that must be extended by the taxpayers of the Latah district in order to prolong the time for a jury, and potentially required long -term Juror sequestration. “

Hippler also said that he was open to the appointment of a special public prosecutor who is examined where the leak comes from but has not yet made a decision. He gave the prosecutors who were instructed to submit a list in front of the camera Law enforcement And the public prosecutor who have access to the information shared during the episode.

Idaho Stasman's investigative reporter, Kevin Fixler, told Fox News' “America Reports” that he was surprised when the “Dateline” episode -episode was broadcast.

“I have been in this case since the first day, and that was a surprise. Many of this information that was published just two and a half months before the exam. So we try to understand where that comes from,” said Fixler.

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The forensic expert and professor of Jacksonville State University, Joseph Scott Morgan, told Fox News Digital that the TV episode on Kohberger would condense the jury pool.

“I think the first place where you have to search is the spoiled of the pool of the jury pool,” said Morgan. “Progress becomes more and more difficult because people form opinions, make things out there that are not true, and they still have to have selected a jury. And it is not as if they are going to Manhattan. They talk about Ada County, Idaho. They have a limited pool of potential jurors there.”

“You have to find out who is in this investigative bladder that would publish all this digital data because they talk about a ample amount, not just about a new video that we had never seen before,” added Morgan.

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Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his hearing before the Latah County district court on May 22, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of having killed four students from the University of Idaho in November 2022. (Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Images)

Morgan said the leak could have the greatest influence if Kohberger decides to calculate after a jury defeated a decision.

“After that, if actually actually [Kohberger] Is found to be guilty, his lawyers will have a field day with such things, ”he said.

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Bryan Kohberger watches on Friday, August 18, 2023, in the courtroom of Latah County's court building in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is accused of having killed four students from the University of Idaho in November 2022. (August Frank/ Lewiston Tribune)

Former deputy US lawyer Nama Rahmani told Fox News Digital, he does not believe that the leak will have a major impact on the case.

“People should follow judicial orders, but that's more than anything and I don't think that a lot will get away. This happens if they have a very broad gag command and it takes 3.5 years to finally put a murder case on trial.