An Idaho judge criticized the defense team of murder suspect Byran Kohberger for sending a questionnaire to approximately 400 local residents who could potentially serve as jurors in the case. The defense team is seeking to move the trial to a different county, alleging bias among Latah County residents. The judge expressed concern over the questionnaire's content, which included specific questions about Kohberger's arrest, evidence found at the crime scene, and DNA matches.
The prosecutor and judge argued that the questions in the survey revealed too much information about the case, potentially influencing public sentiment and prejudicing the trial. The defense team had hired a social psychologist to conduct the survey but later admitted that many questions were not factually correct.
