![]() ![]() There are a number of reasons defendants may choose to "stand silent," especially in such a high-profile and highly scrutinized case as Kohberger's, according to University of Idaho law professor Samuel Newton. After nearly seven weeks, Kohberger was arrested and identified as the alleged killer. The gruesome killings and prolonged investigation blanketed the college campus and surrounding city in uncertainty and apprehension. Though a sweeping gag order has largely shrouded details of the case from the public, investigators have said Kohberger, a graduate student in the Department of Criminology at nearby Washington State University, broke into the victims' home and stabbed them repeatedly before fleeing the scene. Kohberger is accused of stabbing four college students to death in Moscow, Idaho.Īs the October trial looms, Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary for the November 13 killings of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21 Madison Mogen, 21 Xana Kernodle, 20 and Ethan Chapin, 20, in an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. The tactic was also used in the case against Nikolas Cruz, the gunman responsible for the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Though highly unusual, standing silent is not unheard of. "Either way, he's on the record with a not guilty plea." ![]() "It doesn't matter what he says or doesn't say," Seattle attorney Anne Bremner told CNN. The unconventional legal strategy, also known as "standing mute," relies on an Idaho criminal rule which requires a judge to then enter a not guilty plea on the defendant's behalf, effectively allowing him to avoid verbally committing to being guilty or not guilty. Instead of entering a plea, Kohberger's attorney replied, "Your honor, we are standing silent." Our civility rules apply at all times.Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students to death, chose to 'stand silent' in court.īryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing four Idaho college students to death, sat wordlessly in court during his arraignment on Monday as a judge read aloud the murder and burglary charges against him and asked whether the suspect was prepared to announce his plea. Feel free to use the Politics Megathread pinned to the front page. It's very unlikely your political post is an unpopular opinion. Our users have voted for no political posts in this sub, and this rule will not be changed until the majority votes otherwise. These posts are usually, but not exclusively, those that target a particular sex, race, sexual orientation, etc, when the user in question is hostile, vulgar or aggressive towards said group. Some opinions are so inappropriate/offensive that they'll be removed as hate posts. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or general bigotry. This applies for both your behaviour on the sub, and the opinions which you post. We ask that if a post fails to post do not just spam repost it message mod mail. If you have a meta opinion, put it in the megathread. No, this isn't censoring criticism, they're just overposted. POSTS DIRECTLY ABOUT THIS SUBREDDIT ARE NOT ALLOWED. You can find a list of the topics and their respective megathreads in a post on the top of the sub. Posts relating to highly popular topics aren't allowed outside of the relevant megathreads. Opinions that are constantly posted here are not allowed. Rule 3: Do not post opinions that are heavily posted/have been on the front page recently. Please try and elaborate on your opinion and justify your position.Īny opinion that is not well thought out, incoherent, internally contradictory or otherwise nonsensical is subject to removal. If your post is just one sentence it will be removed. We get it, you all think this sub is garbage and is just for popular opinions, and you want to be funny and post "going to be downvoted to oblivion here, but I think racism is bad." We enjoy the memes, but please keep them off the sub. Rule 2: Do not post low effort/satirical/troll posts. Be specific as to where you believe your opinion is unpopular. Please have a clear, self contained opinion as your post title, and use the text field to elaborate and expand on why you think/feel this way. ![]() A subjective statement about your position on some topic. Rule 1: Your post must be an unpopular opinion. If you see a post that breaks one or more of these rules, please report it so the moderators can take action. ![]() Porn, Fat/Skinny/Body Weight, Pedophilia or Related topics, Posts about Sexual Assault, Nazi and related content, Banned Topics.Downvote: Opinions that you Agree with.Upvote: Opinions that you Disagree with.DARK MODE NORMAL THEME How This Place Works ![]()
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