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Hawaii doctor found guilty of trying to kill wife during hike denied new trial
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Key Points:
- A judge denied Dr. Gerhardt Konig's motion for a new trial in his attempted manslaughter case, finding no evidence of outside influence on the jury despite defense concerns about possible juror communication during deliberations.
- Jurors were questioned in court and unanimously testified they had no contact or discussions about the case outside the deliberation room, leading the judge to uphold the original verdict.
- Konig was convicted of attempted manslaughter after allegedly attacking his wife near a cliff on a Hawaii hiking trail, with the jury rejecting the more severe charge of second-degree attempted murder.
- The defense's argument that jurors misunderstood court instructions was dismissed due to legal restrictions on probing jurors’ internal deliberations, and all jurors affirmed their agreement with the verdict.
- Sentencing has been postponed to January 8, 2027; Konig faces up to 20 years in prison, while his wife has filed for divorce and full custody of their two children.
