# Kohberger counsel hearing

True crime · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 2 shows · 45m airtime

An Idaho trial court granted Bryan Kohberger an evidentiary hearing on September 1 on his claim that attorney Anne Taylor was ineffective, with the hearing scheduled for next June. A newly unsealed memo shows Taylor told Judge Hippler that Kohberger was struggling to rationally understand his case days before his 2025 plea. The hair evidence Kohberger says was withheld was tested by his own expert, Ruth Ballard, who found it matched Ethan Chapin. Kohberger is also seeking to withdraw his guilty plea, and private attorney Gregory Rauch and New York attorney Jason Goldman have joined his defense team. The state's response to the ineffective-counsel claim and the plea-withdrawal request has not been reported.

Page: https://boilpoints.com/point/kohberger_counsel_hearing_1905411287

## Segments

- [The Megyn Kelly Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/themegynkellyshow), 2026-09-01, 1:34:00 to 1:38:42: **Reports Kohberger's June evidentiary hearing**. Reports that Kohberger won an evidentiary hearing on his ineffective-assistance claim, set for next June, with new attorneys Gregory Rauch and Jason Goldman joining; the panel debates whether he can withdraw his guilty plea. New angle: Kohberger's evidentiary hearing is scheduled for next June; Gregory Rauch and Jason Goldman join his defense team.
- [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski](https://boilpoints.com/u/hiddenkillerswithtonybrueski), 2026-10-03, 1:47 to 16:26: **Reads the unsealed memo on Kohberger's plea**. Reads the newly unsealed memo in which Anne Taylor told Judge Hippler that Kohberger was struggling to rationally understand his case days before his 2025 plea, and weighs whether it supports withdrawing the plea. Faddis expects a hearing to be authorized. New angle: A newly unsealed memo shows Anne Taylor told Judge Hippler that Kohberger was struggling to rationally understand his case days before his 2025 plea.
- [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski](https://boilpoints.com/u/hiddenkillerswithtonybrueski), 2026-10-03, 16:52 to 30:07: **Adds the defense expert who matched the hair**. Narrated deep dive into the unsealed memo and the plea-withdrawal standard. It adds the defense's own expert: Ruth Ballard tested the hair evidence Kohberger claims was withheld and concluded it matched Ethan Chapin. New angle: The hair evidence Kohberger says was withheld was tested by his own expert, Ruth Ballard, who found it matched Ethan Chapin.
- [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski](https://boilpoints.com/u/hiddenkillerswithtonybrueski), 2026-10-17, 8:29 to 11:25: **Reads the plea waiver clause by clause**. Reads the signed plea waiver clause by clause - appeal rights, the Rule 35 reduction waiver, the written factual basis - and explains why Supreme Court precedent on ineffective assistance may override it. Background on the plea-withdrawal fight, not a new development in it.
- [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski](https://boilpoints.com/u/hiddenkillerswithtonybrueski), 2026-10-17, 35:03 to 36:48: **Sets up the claim and names the attorneys**. Sets up the ineffective-assistance claim for the lawyer segment: names Taylor, Massoth and Barlow, lists the accusations, and asks what Taylor faces if she is called to testify. It restates the petition already on the record and adds no new development.
- [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski](https://boilpoints.com/u/hiddenkillerswithtonybrueski), 2026-10-17, 36:48 to 38:02: **Explains privilege once a client claims ineffective help**. Faddis walks through what attorney-client privilege still covers once a client claims ineffective assistance: disclosure stays narrow and happens at the hearing, not in public. Retells the sealed Taylor memo and the plea colloquy already on the record.
- [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski](https://boilpoints.com/u/hiddenkillerswithtonybrueski), 2026-10-17, 37:52 to 41:54: **Puts a success rate on ineffective-counsel claims**. Draws the line between legal incompetence and difficulty understanding the plea, noting Taylor told the judge Kohberger could participate. Puts a 4 to 8 percent success rate on ineffective-assistance claims in state post-conviction and argues the plea saved his life. Analysis and background, no new development.
- [Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski](https://boilpoints.com/u/hiddenkillerswithtonybrueski), 2026-10-17, 43:54 to 46:33: **Calls the contact-visit claim the weakest part**. Picks apart one strand of the ineffective-counsel petition: Kohberger's claim that his attorneys promised contact visits, freedom of movement and employment. Faddis calls it the weakest part, since the Bureau of Prisons controls those conditions and no attorney can guarantee them. Opinion on a claim already on the record.