Accused Moscow quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is seeking to challenge the grand jury indictment against him.
The Lewiston Tribune reports that Kohberger’s attorney Anne Taylor has filed paperwork requesting that the Latah County Second District Court stay proceedings until the grand jury record is argued and prepared.
Kohberger’s indictment led to his arraignment on May 22 at which time Latah County District Court Judge John Judge entered a not guilty plea on Kohberger’s behalf when the defendant chose to stand silent rather than enter a plea himself.
Last month, his attorneys requested the court make available all of the grand jury materials and a record of the grand jury proceedings. A hearing on the matter will take place June 27.
Taylor’s motion that was filed this week states Kohberger stood silent at his arraignment to preserve his right to contest the indictment. He requests the court stay proceedings “as appropriate relief while the matter of the grand jury record is argued and prepared.”
Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary charges in the November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.
His trial is scheduled to begin October 2.
