# Idaho prosecutors accuse Bryan Kohberger of fishing for better arguments to withdraw guilty plea

> Kohberger's defense team seeks to withdraw guilty plea as Idaho prosecutors call it a fishing expedition
- Title: Idaho prosecutors accuse Bryan Kohberger of fishing for…
- Summary: Kohberger's defense team seeks to withdraw guilty plea as Idaho prosecutors call it a fishing expedition Kohberger's bid to withdraw guilty plea faces…
- Keywords: bryan kohberger, idaho prosecutors, post conviction relief, guilty plea, judge steven hippler, university of idaho, maddison mogen, kaylee goncalves, xana kernodle, ethan chapin, latah county, ada county
- Source: Fox News — https://foxnews.com/us/idaho-prosecutors-accuse-bryan-kohberger-fishing-find-better-arguments-bid-withdraw-guilty-plea
- Author: Michael Ruiz
- Published: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bryan kohberger, idaho prosecutors, post conviction relief, guilty plea, judge steven hippler, university of idaho, maddison mogen, kaylee goncalves, xana kernodle, ethan chapin, latah county, ada county
## Defense moves to disqualify judge
Kohberger's lawyers want judge steven hippler removed from case over bias concerns

> The defense team argues judge hippler may be biased
## Prosecutors call it fishing expedition
Idaho prosecutors say defense is fishing for better arguments to withdraw guilty plea

> Unfortunately for Kohberger, that is not how discovery in post-conviction proceedings works
## Nov 13 deadline for amended petition
Kohberger must file amended petition by nov 13, four years after the murders

> Post-conviction discovery is supposed to assist you in proving a legitimate constitutional claim
## Kohberger claims ineffective counsel
Kohberger says he was duped into guilty plea by ineffective defense attorneys

> A year later, he claimed in a self-produced motion for post-conviction relief that he had ineffective counsel
## Victims' final Instagram post
Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves shared final Instagram photos before deaths

> Madison Mogen smiles on the shoulders of her best friend Kaylee Goncalves
## Kohberger's guilty plea details
Kohberger pleaded guilty to four murders and a burglary charge in 2025

> Kohberger pleaded guilty on July 2, 2025, to four counts of first-degree murder
## Key takeaway

Kohberger's bid to withdraw guilty plea faces deadline for amended petition by Nov 13