Bryan Kohberger files motion to disqualify judge amid bid to overturn murder conviction
Kohberger is currently behind bars for killing four University of Idaho students in 2022.
Bryan Kohberger's attempt to overturn his murder conviction is taking a new turn.
Kohberger is currently behind bars for killing four University of Idaho students in 2022.
His new attorneys filed a motion to disqualify the judge overseeing his post-conviction case.
In the motion, Kohberger's attorneys say Judge Steven Hippler's past comments could call his impartiality into question.
During a hearing last year, Hippler called Kohberger the "worst of the worst."
The recent request comes after the judge set a pair of hearings for June 2027.
Hippler will consider Kohberger's bid to withdraw his guilty plea, which he accepted to avoid the death penalty.