Judge Grants Bryan Kohberger New Counsel, Allowing Challenge to His Guilty Plea

Ada County Judge Steven Hippler granted Bryan Kohberger new court-appointed counsel, letting his post-conviction relief petition proceed. Kohberger, serving four life terms for murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, claims his attorneys misled him into pleading guilty. Because he waived appeal rights in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, post-conviction relief is his sole remaining legal avenue.