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Bryan Kohberger seeks indictment dismissal in Idaho college killings case

Bryan Kohberger's attorneys are trying to get his indictment dismissed, ABC News has confirmed. Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four Idaho college students last year, are trying to get his indict ment dismiss ed. In a new court filing from July 25, but released on Thursday, Kohberger's attorneys are asking the judge to dismiss the indict ment on the "grounds that the Grand Jury was misled as to the standard of proof required for an indict ment." MORE: Accused Idaho college murderer's lawyer signals possible alibi defense Kohberger's lawyers argue the grand jury should have been instructed that the standard of proof based on what was presented to them is "beyond a reasonable doubt." But, they were not given that instruction, his lawyers argue. Instead, the filing claims they were given the standard of proof required for a "Presentment," which the filing claims is having a "reasonable ground for believing...