Petition for Appointment of Special Assistant Attorneys General

CASE CLRK

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CR29-20-2805 DIST

LATAH COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE 2023

WILLIAM W. THOMPSON, JR. CT

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DEPUTY PM2

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Latah County Courthouse LATAH: 01 P.O. Box 8068 Moscow, ID 83843
Phone: (208) 883-2246 ISB No. 2613 paservice@latahcountyid.gov
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF

THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LATAН

STATE OF IDAHO,

Plaintiff, Case No. CR29-22-2805
V.

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT

BRYAN C. KOHBERGER OF SPECIAL ASSISTANT

Defendant. ATTORNEYS GENERAL COMES NOW, the Latah County Prosecuting Attorney, William W. Thompson, Jr., and, pursuant to Idaho Code §§ 31-2603 (b) and 67-1401 (7), petitions this Court for the appointment of Special Assistant Attorneys General and, in support of this request, states:
1. I am the duly elected Latah County Prosecuting Attorney;
2. I have the duty to prosecute all felony criminal actions committed in Latah County pursuant to Idaho Code § 31-2604 as Prosecuting Attorney;
3. I petition this Court to appoint Deputy Attorney General Jeff Nye and Deputy Attorney General Ingrid Batey as Special Assistant Attorneys General to assist in the prosecution of State v. Kohberger, Case No. CR29-22-2805.

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4. I seek assistance in this case in order to utilize the expertise and additional resources of the Office of the Attorney General.

5. The Attorney General's Office has agreed, in writing, to assist the Latah County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in this matter. Pursuant to the written agreement, the Attorney General's Office agreed to pay the salaries of its personnel who assist in the prosecution.

DATED this 24 day of April 2023.

WILLIAM W THOMPSON, JR.

Latah County Prosecuting Attorney
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CERTIFICATE OF DELIVERY

I hereby certify that true and correct copies of the Petition for Appointment of Special Assistant Attorneys General was served on the following in the manner indicated below:
Jeff Nye Mailed Deputy Attorney General E-filed & Served / E-mailed P.O. Box 83720 Faxed Boise, ID 83720-0010 Hand Delivered jeff.nye@ag.idaho.gov Anne Taylor Mailed Attorney at Law E-filed & Served / E-mailed PO Box 9000 Faxed Coeur D Alene, ID 83816-9000 Hand Delivered Dated Aprie 24, 2023 By S
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