{"id":348,"date":"2023-04-26T00:04:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T05:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/surviving-roommate-fights-subpoena-to-testify-in-preliminary-hearing-of-university-of-idaho-murders-suspect\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T00:04:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T05:04:15","slug":"surviving-roommate-fights-subpoena-to-testify-in-preliminary-hearing-of-university-of-idaho-murders-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/surviving-roommate-fights-subpoena-to-testify-in-preliminary-hearing-of-university-of-idaho-murders-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Surviving Roommate Fights Subpoena to Testify in Preliminary Hearing of University of Idaho Murders Suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"

A surviving roommate of four University of Idaho students who were murdered last November is fighting a subpoena to appear and testify at the preliminary hearing of Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old Pennsylvania man charged with four counts of first-degree murder.[0]<\/a><\/sup> One of the roommates, Bethany Funke, filed a motion to quash the subpoena, arguing that the statements made by Kohberger's defense attorney, Richard Bitonti, claiming that Funke has exculpatory information are “without support.”[1]<\/a><\/sup> Funke's motion also argues that the subpoena was improperly filed, as required by Nevada law, and insists that a hearing should take place before she can be compelled to testify in a trial, let alone a preliminary hearing. Kohberger's preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin on June 26 in Latah County District Court.[2]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

According to court documents obtained by CNN, Bitonti wrote in an affidavit that Funke's information is unique to her experiences and cannot be provided by another witness.[3]<\/a><\/sup> Kohberger\u2019s attorneys are asking a Nevada court to compel Funke to travel to Idaho and testify as a witness for Kohberger in late June.[4]<\/a><\/sup> However, Funke's attorney argued that there is no authority for an Idaho criminal defendant to summon a Nevada witness to Idaho for a preliminary hearing. Further, Funke's motion says the subpoena would require her to appear in court in Latah County, Idaho, in late June, and potentially for the duration of a trial against Kohberger.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Kohberger was arrested on December 30, 2022, and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary.[6]<\/a><\/sup> He is accused of fatally stabbing Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho, in the early hours of November 13, 2022. The killings occurred while two other roommates were sleeping, and they were not harmed.[7]<\/a><\/sup> Kohberger is being held without bail in the Latah County Jail in Idaho, awaiting a preliminary hearing in June.[8]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Funke and the other surviving roommate, Dylan Mortensen, have not spoken publicly about the case, although they honored their slain friends in letters read during a church vigil in December.[9]<\/a><\/sup> In her letter, Funke memorialized her friends as “gifts to this world in your own special way\u2014and it just won't be the same without you.”[10]<\/a><\/sup> All parties are restricted by a court order to only refer to the public records of the case and are not allowed to make any further comments.[11]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Idaho student murders: Surviving roommate fighting subpoena for testimony at preliminary hearing” Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/courts\/idaho-student-murders-roommate-fighting-subpoena<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Surviving roommate in Idaho student murders fights subpoena to appear at Bryan Kohberger hearing as part of his defense” CBS News, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/idaho-student-murders-bryan-kohberger-hearing-surviving-roommate-fights-subpeona\/<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“How could Idaho\u2019s firing squad law affect Bryan Kohberger? Idaho\u2019s history offers clues” AOL, 16 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.aol.com\/news\/could-idaho-firing-squad-law-100000409.html<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Surviving Idaho University roommate fights court order to testify for Bryan Kohberger's defense” Daily Mail, 24 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12008447\/Surviving-Idaho-University-roommate-fights-court-order-testify-Bryan-Kohbergers-defense.html<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Attorneys for the Idaho murder suspect want a surviving roommate to testify. She is resisting the effort” ABC17News.com, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/abc17news.com\/news\/2023\/04\/25\/attorneys-for-the-idaho-murder-suspect-want-a-surviving-roommate-to-testify-she-is-resisting-the-effort\/<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Surviving Idaho roommate fights against testifying in Kohberger court proceedings” The Independent, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/idaho-murders-kohberger-bethany-funke-b2326063.html<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“New Bryan Kohberger Revelations as People Who Know Him Share Their Stories” Best Life, 17 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/bestlifeonline.com\/news-bryan-kohberger-revelations-neighbors<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger Claims Surviving Roommate Has Evidence That May Help Clear His Name” E! NEWS, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1372431\/idaho-murder-suspect-bryan-kohberger-claims-surviving-roommate-has-evidence-that-may-help-clear-his-name<\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“Attorneys for the Idaho murder suspect want a surviving roommate to testify. She is resisting the effort” WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/us-world\/attorneys-for-the-idaho-murder-suspect-want-a-surviving-roommate-to-testify-she-is-resisting-the-effort<\/a><\/p>\n

9. <\/span>“Witness in University of Idaho Killings Asks Judge to Quash Subpoena” Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/witness-university-idaho-killings-quash-subpoena-1234723699\/<\/a><\/p>\n

10. <\/span>“Surviving Roommate in Idaho Murders Asks Not to Testify in Bryan Kohberger's Trial” Jezebel, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/jezebel.com\/surviving-roommate-in-idaho-murders-asks-not-to-testify-1850372895<\/a><\/p>\n

11. <\/span>“Attorneys for the Idaho murder suspect want a surviving roommate to testify. She is resisting the effort” KAKE, 25 Apr. 2023, https:\/\/www.kake.com\/story\/48785004\/attorneys-for-the-idaho-murder-suspect-want-a-surviving-roommate-to-testify-she-is-resisting-the-effort<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A surviving roommate of four University of Idaho students who were murdered last November is fighting a subpoena to appear and testify at the preliminary hearing of Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old Pennsylvania man charged with four counts of first-degree murder.[0] One of the roommates, Bethany Funke, filed a motion to quash the subpoena, arguing that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabricedubuy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}