Read Bryan Kohberger’s Handwritten Letter Blaming Ex-Lawyer for Life Sentence
Key Points:
- Bryan Kohberger, serving life without parole for the University of Idaho murders, has filed a handwritten petition to withdraw his guilty plea, citing ineffective trial lawyers.
- Kohberger claims he entered the plea "not knowingly or voluntarily," alleging he was induced by unkept promises and pressured to lie about his guilt.
- He asserts his former lawyer insisted that his plea be untruthful to avoid the death penalty, despite his denial of actual guilt.
- Kohberger alleges misrepresentations by his legal counsel regarding the conditions of a life sentence versus death row, including fabricated stories used to coerce him into pleading guilty.