Who is Anna Taylor? Bryan Kohberger's attorney reportedly represented the parent of a homicide victim in Idaho (2023)

Anne Taylor, a licensed U.S. attorney who serves primarily as head of the Kootenai County Public Defender's Office, is representing murder suspect Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students on November 13, 2022.

Taylor's conduct while representing a murder suspect has now come into question after reports surfaced that Bryan Kohberger's defense attorney had previously represented the mother of slain student Xana Kernodle.

Multiple reports, citing court documents filed on January 5, 2023, revealed that public defender Anne Taylor represented Kernodle's mother on one misdemeanor charge and two felony charges. The document was reportedly filed by a public defender to recuse himself from representing the victim's mother as it would lead to a conflict of interest in defending a suspected criminal.

According to court records, Taylor represented the victim's mother from Nov. 21, 2022, to Jan. 5, 2023, the date she filed the document and asked the court to appoint a substitute defense attorney.

Bryan Kohberger's attorney quit representing parent of slain student after he was extradited to Idaho

Anna Taylorfiled a document asking the court to withdraw from representing his former client the day after Brayn Kohberger was extradited to Idaho to face the death penalty in the fatal stabbings of Xana Kernodle, her boyfriend Ethan Chapin and two roommates, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, of Moscow, Idaho.

Anne Taylor, an Idaho native and graduate of the University of Idaho, is one of only 13 public defenders in the state licensed by the state's Public Defender Commission to represent those facing the death penalty.

The Idaho Statesman, citing legal experts, said the public defender's representation of a former client raises a potential conflict of interest risk in the Bryan Kohberger casemurdersample. Brad Andrews, former general counsel of the Idaho State Bar, said:

“Every time a former client is involved in ongoing representation, the lawyer should assess any potential conflicts. Conflicts are very factual, so the lawyer decides whether the lawyer has a conflict.'

As Bryan Kohberger awaits a preliminary hearing, the judge added a new rulegag sequencewhich was only issued earlier this month, preventing law enforcement officials, defense attorneys and other officials involved in the case from disclosing any information.

Last week, an existing gag order also barred lawyers representing survivors, witnesses or victimsfamily membersfrom speaking or writing about a high-profile topic. In the court order, Latah County Judge Megan Marshall said

"There is a balance between protecting the right to a fair trial for all parties involved and the right to free speech under the United States and Idaho Constitutions. To preserve the right to a fair trial, some limitation on the dissemination of information is necessary and permitted by law in this case."

Bryan Kohberger is being held in the Latah County Jail in Idaho without bail.

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