Jay Logsdon, North Idaho’s state public defender and co-counsel for Kohberger’s defense, will be replaced for his capital murder trial, a Thursday court order said. Taking Logsdon’s spot is a Northern California attorney who specializes in DNA and previously testified as a paid consultant for the defense in the case.

The judge overseeing the case of the man charged with killing four Idaho college students in 2022 has denied his request to exclude potentially critical DNA.