Bryan Kohberger has asked an Idaho court to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students, claiming his own legal team persuaded him to admit to crimes he says he did not commit in order to avoid the death penalty.
The request marks a dramatic new chapter in one of the most closely watched criminal cases in recent US history. If the court agrees to hear the motion, the legal battle could reopen issues many believed had been settled following Kohberger's guilty plea last year.
