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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers insist he shouldn’t face death penalty because he has autism

Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, say he should not face the death penalty because he has autism.

The latest effort to remove the death penalty from the high-profile case was laid out in a 28-page motion on Tuesday in which Kohberger’s lead attorney Anne Taylor argued that sentencing her client to death if he’s found guilty would violate his Eighth Amendment rights.

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