Why was Bryan Kohberger granted a new hearing to withdraw his guilty plea in the Idaho murders case? Explained

A judge has scheduled a June 2027 evidentiary hearing after Bryan Kohberger claimed he was pressured into pleading guilty in the 2022 Idaho University killings

An Idaho judge has set the timeline for Bryan Kohberger’s attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students, and he is warning attorneys on both sides that he will hold any new evidence in the case to a strict legal standard.

An Idaho judge has set the timeline for Bryan Kohberger's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students

An Idaho judge has set the timeline for Bryan Kohberger's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the murders of four University of Idaho students

A June date on the calendar, but no hearing yet for Bryan Kohberger’s plea challenge  AP News

Kohberger, 31, is currently serving four consecutive life sentences without parole, but he’s been appointed a new attorney and Idaho Judge Steve Hippler has scheduled a status conference and evidentiary hearing for June 2027.

Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty last year to the University of Idaho murders, has been granted a new hearing in his bid to take back his guilty plea.

Judge schedules two court hearings next June in Bryan Kohberger’s petition to take back guilty plea  CNN

The convicted killer, 31, filed for post-conviction relief in Ada County District Court on July 27,  claiming that he only accepted his plea deal because he was 'advised to lie' by his legal counsel.

Bryan Kohberger wins an evidentiary hearing in June 2027 after claiming his defense team convinced him to falsely confess to the Idaho murders.