Laura Jarrett

The judge has not yet resolved that motion, so it's going to be interesting to see how he handles it. But given his posture on the other death penalty motions, I think it's going to be an uphill battle for the defense team, also because the state of Idaho does not use death

mental difference or disability or illness as a way of changing the culpability of somebody's mental state when it comes to a case like this. And so it's not, at least so far, been a grounds to get the death penalty stricken in Idaho.

mental difference or disability or illness as a way of changing the culpability of somebody's mental state when it comes to a case like this. And so it's not, at least so far, been a grounds to get the death penalty stricken in Idaho.

Yeah, they want to limit the use of the word murderer, which you can imagine a prosecutor is going to fight that because they were going to use that in closing as in openings. They also want to limit the use of the word psychopath and sociopath, which in my mind are like metaphors. medical definitions that actually have specific meanings.

Yeah, they want to limit the use of the word murderer, which you can imagine a prosecutor is going to fight that because they were going to use that in closing as in openings. They also want to limit the use of the word psychopath and sociopath, which in my mind are like metaphors. medical definitions that actually have specific meanings.

And so I'm not sure that the prosecutors would have intended to use those terms anyway. And then they also want to keep out the phrase bushy eyebrows, which is going to be a big fight. The surviving roommates, at least one of them, reported to authorities that she saw a masked man with bushy eyebrows.

And so I'm not sure that the prosecutors would have intended to use those terms anyway. And then they also want to keep out the phrase bushy eyebrows, which is going to be a big fight. The surviving roommates, at least one of them, reported to authorities that she saw a masked man with bushy eyebrows.

That's going to become an important fact, I think, later on at trial, as that's sort of the only person who's still living that's going to be able to ID Brian Koberger in some way. Now, of course, bushy eyebrows, it's not like a tattoo or a birthmark or something. There's lots of people with bushy eyebrows, and I'm sure he's going to say that's not enough to ID him.

That's going to become an important fact, I think, later on at trial, as that's sort of the only person who's still living that's going to be able to ID Brian Koberger in some way. Now, of course, bushy eyebrows, it's not like a tattoo or a birthmark or something. There's lots of people with bushy eyebrows, and I'm sure he's going to say that's not enough to ID him.

But that's really all authorities have for someone spotting him in the house. And so there's going to be a fight about that.

But that's really all authorities have for someone spotting him in the house. And so there's going to be a fight about that.

I would think in at least the next few weeks or so, because so much of this just has to get wrapped up to keep the trial date, which the judge intends to keep at least so far. And it seems like, you know, August is a while out from right now. But these these things have a way of taking a while. And so I would imagine the judge is going to get all of this wrapped up pretty soon.

I would think in at least the next few weeks or so, because so much of this just has to get wrapped up to keep the trial date, which the judge intends to keep at least so far. And it seems like, you know, August is a while out from right now. But these these things have a way of taking a while. And so I would imagine the judge is going to get all of this wrapped up pretty soon.

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We're talking about losing my hour of light.

We're talking about losing my hour of light.

We're talking about losing my hour of light.

Yeah. So I think partly the background here is that there is a relatively new judge on the case who is acting a lot more expeditiously on everything and has a much different approach to sealing. Some judges are very lenient with sealing. Some judges really don't like it. Given that these two surviving roommates are likely going to be called to testify at trial—