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Filed: 04/21/2025 09:32:18 Fourth Judicial District, Ada County Anne Taylor Law, PLLC Trent Tripple, Clerk of the Court Anne C. Taylor, Attorney at Law By: Deputy Clerk-Waters, Renee PO Box 2347 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83816 Phone: (208) 512-9611 iCourt Email: info@annetaylorlaw.com Elisa G. Massoth, PLLC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1003 Payette, Idaho 83661 Phone: (208) 642-3797; Fax: (208)642-3799 Bicka Barlow Pro Hac Vice 2358 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94114 Phone: (415) 553-4110 Assigned Attorney: Anne C. Taylor, Attorney at Law, Bar Number: 5836 Elisa G. Massoth, Attorney at Law, Bar Number: 5647 Bicka Barlow, Attorney at Law, CA Bar Number: 178723 Jay W. Logsdon, First District Public Defender, Bar Number: 8759 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADA STATE OF IDAHO, Plaintiff, CASE NUMBER CR01-24-31665 V. NOTICE OF FILING DEFENDANT'S BRYAN C. KOHBERGER, OBJECTIONS TO THE STATE'S REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS Defendant. UNDER SEAL COMES NOW, Bryan C. Kohberger, by and through his attorneys of record, and hereby submits to the Court his Objections to the State's Requested Jury Instructions under seal. The State provided the following list of proposed Jury Instructions; the Defense notes the following: NOTICE OF FILING DEFENDANT'S OBJECTIONS TO THE STATE'S REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS UNDER SEAL Page-1 Preliminary Instruction 1. ICJI 001 (as modified; see Section II) Objection a portion of the State's proposed Jury instruction is different from the ICJI. The difference does not reflect the Burden of Proof written in the ICJI or in other jury instructions. Recess Instruction 1. ICJI 002 (as modified; see Section II) No Objection Pre-Proof Instructions 1. ICJI 101 Objection – not provided. 2. ICJI 102 (as modified; see Section II) No Objection 3. ICJI 103 Objection-not provided. 4. ICJI 104 Objection – not provided. 5. ICJI 105 Objection – not provided. 6. ICJI 106 (as modified; see Section II) Objection – this instruction is provided later as post proof number 17. 7. ICJI 107 Objection-not provided. 8. ICJI 108 (as modified; see Section II) No Objection 9. ICJI 110 (as modified; see Section II) No Objection Post-Proof Instructions 1. ICJI 201 Objection-not provided. 2. ICJI 202 Objection – not provided. 3. Instruction adopted from ICJI 104 re circumstantial and direct evidence (see Section II) Objection This instruction takes only one section out of ICJI 104 and focusses on circumstantial versus direct evidence. The entire instruction should come in all in one or not at all. 4. ICJI 204 Objection – not provided. NOTICE OF FILING DEFENDANT'S OBJECTIONS TO THE STATE'S REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS UNDER SEAL Page-2 5. ICJI 205 Objection – not provided. 6. ICJI 206 Objection – not provided. 7. ICJI 207 Objection – not provided. 8. Transition to charges and elements (see Section II) Objection – this is not an ICJI. 9. ICJI 511 (as modified; see Section II) No Objection 10. ICJI 515 Objection – not provided. 11. ICJI 701 (as modified; see Section II) No Objection 12. ICJI 702 Objection – not provided. 13. ICJI 704A (as modified; see Section II) Objection this instruction is different than the ICJI; it does not include the State's Burden of Proof. 14. Instruction re motive not an element (see Section II) Objection – This is not an ICJI. 15. ICJI 340 Objection – not provided. 16. ICJI 208 Objection-not provided. 17. ICJI 700B (as modified; see Section II) No Objection 18. ICJI 700C (as modified; see Section II) No Objection 19. ICJI 301 (if applicable) Objection-not provided. 20. ICJI 303 (as modified; see Section II) No Objection 21. ICJI 308 (if applicable) Objection – not provided. 22. ICJI 318 (if applicable) Objection – not provided. 23. ICJI 319 (if applicable) NOTICE OF FILING DEFENDANT'S OBJECTIONS TO THE STATE'S REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS UNDER SEAL Page-3 Objection – not provided. 24. ICJI 320 (if applicable) Objection – not provided. 25. ICJI 344 (if applicable) Objection – not provided. 26. ICJI 345 Objection – not provided. 27. ICJI 221 (as modified; see Section II) Objection ICJI 222 is more appropriate as ICJI 221 is used in cases with special circumstances. Death Penalty Sentencing Instructions 1. ICJI 1701 (as modified; see Section II) No Objection 2. ICJI 1702 Objection-not provided. 3. ICJI 1703 Objection-not provided. 4. ICJI 1704 (as modified; see Section II) Objection – this instruction does not match the ICJI; it adds words to who is a “ victim ” for the purposes of victim impact statements. 5. ICJI 1705 Objection – not provided. 6. ICJI 1706 Objection – not provided. 7. ICJI 1707 Objection – not provided. 8. ICJI 1708 (as modified; see Section II) No Objection 9. ICJI 1710 Objection – not provided. 10. ICJI 1713 Objection – not provided. 11. ICJI 1714 Objection – not provided. 12. ICJI 1716 Objection – not provided. 13. ICJI 1717 Objection – not provided. NOTICE OF FILING DEFENDANT'S OBJECTIONS TO THE STATE'S REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS UNDER SEAL Page-4 14. ICJI 1718 Objection – not provided. 15. ICJI 1719 (as modified; see Section II) Objection this instruction is different than the ICJI; it does not include the paragraph about execution. The instruction needs to include the paragraph but be updated with the law that applies in Idaho at the time the trial begins. 16. ICJI 1721 Objection-not provided. 17. ICJI 1722 Objection – not provided. 18. ICJI 1723 Objection – not provided. 19. ICJI 1724 (as modified; see Section II) Objection – this instruction is different than the ICJI. Post-Verdict Instruction 1. ICJI 232 Objection – not provided. DATED this 21 day of April, 2025. on ANNE C. TAYLOR ANNE TAYLOR LAW, PLLC CERTIFICATE OF DELIVERY I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was personally served as indicated below on the 21 day of April, 2025 addressed to: Latah County Prosecuting Attorney –via Email: paservice@latahcountyid.gov Elisa Massoth – via Email: legalassistant@kmrs.net Jay Logsdon – via Email: Jay.Logsdon@spd.idaho.gov Bicka Barlow, Attorney at Law – via Email: bickabarlow@sbcglobal.net Jeffery Nye, Deputy Attorney General – via Email: Jeff.nye@ag.idaho.gov Dul NOTICE OF FILING DEFENDANT'S OBJECTIONS TO THE STATE'S REQUESTED JURY INSTRUCTIONS UNDER SEAL Page-5