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Bryan Kohberger’s New Lawyer Targets the Constitutionality of His Guilty Plea (9/1/26)
Bryan Kohberger’s newest attorney, Jason Goldman, says the immediate focus of the defense is whether Kohberger’s 2025 guilty plea was constitutionally valid and truly entered knowingly and voluntarily. Kohberger pleaded guilty to murdering Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, but he is now seeking post-conviction relief and attempting to withdraw that plea. In a handwritten petition filed in July, Kohberger claimed his former attorneys provided ineffective assistance and that his plea was induced by promises that were not…
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