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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...

Soldier sentenced to 25 years in prison in BLM protester killing

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An Army sergeant convicted of murder in the fatal 2020 shooting of an armed Black Lives Matter protester in Austin was sentenced to 25 years in prison. An Army sergeant convicted of murder in the fatal 2020 shooting of an armed Black Lives Matter protest er during a demonstration in Austin, Texas, was sentence d to 25 years in prison on Wednesday, even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott seeks to grant him a pardon. Attorneys for 35-year-old Daniel Perry asked a judge to consider giving their client a 10-year sentence for the murder of Garrett Foster, a U.S. Air Force veteran, citing Perry's lack of criminal history and presenting evidence that he has post-traumatic stress disorder from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. But Travis County, Texas, Criminal Courts Judge Clifford Brown rejected the plea for leniency and sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison. Prosecutors have asked Brown to consider a sentence of at least 25 years. This booking photo provided by the Austin, Texas, Police Departmen...