Why Bryan Kohberger's Lawyers Wanted More Time Before His Plea

The sealed memo in the Bryan Kohberger case is out, and it shows what his defense team told Judge Steven Hippler six weeks before the guilty plea. On May 20, 2025, Anne Taylor's team wrote that Kohberger was struggling to rationally understand the rulings in his case and fold them into an assessment of where it was headed. They asked for time to get expert assistance communicating with him about how the case could end, and they expressly denied he was incompetent. Hippler denied the continuance on June 26, 2025. On July 2, Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin. Greg Rauch filed the memo with his August 27, 2026 motion to disqualify Hippler, arguing the judge knew before accepting the plea. Kohberger's petition claims threats and unkept promises from his own lawyers. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis joins me on whether any of it gets him out of his plea.

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