The Bryan Kohberger team argues that autism should prevent the death penalty if it is guilty

Bryan KohbergerThe lawyer argues that her client's autism diagnosis should prevent a death penalty if he was found guilty due to murder of four college students. The specification of the main penalty would represent a “cruel and unusual punishment” because it could not fully understand the consequences.

lawyer Anne Taylor An application submitted in the past week, in which it was stated whether her client would be guilty and sentenced to death, this would violate his constitutional rights to the eighth change. Kohberger, who was accused of murdering four Idaho University in 2022, was officially diagnosed by a neuropsychologist last month.

A neuropsychologist evaluated Kohberger and found that he would continue to be exhibited All central diagnostic features of ASD Currently with a significant impact on his daily life. “

On Tuesday evening, a judge ordered the application to be sealed, probably because of the privacy of the medical records … and we have to wait to see how the judge interprets the defense application after the process begins.

Public prosecutor's office in Kohberger crept into one now Off-Campus house and slaughtered four victims Ethan ChapinPresent Xana KernodlePresent Madison Mogen And Kaylee Goncalves — But left his DNA On the vagina of a hunting knife. He is charged with the first degree murder and crime for burglary and will be brought to trial this summer.