How and Why did Anne Taylor get Appointed? Attorney Analysis - State v. Bryan Kohberger

First, we need to lay out the facts of the situation that we're dealing with. Anne Taylor was appointed to represent Bryan Kohberger on December 30, 2022, the same day he was arrested in Pennsylvania. Why did this happen so quickly and why was she selected? Here, we look at Idaho's public defender standards - why they have them and what they require when it comes to appointing a public defender in a capital case. Latah County is certainly going to be interested in the least expensive option, Bryan Kohberger is likely to want the attorney who is in the best position to meet with him regularly, and Anne Taylor is the closest attorney available to take the case. Now that we've got the context of the appointment clear, we can that the situation was at the time Anne Taylor was appointed and apply these facts to the law of conflicts of interest that we'll look at in the next video.

00:00 Intro
00:22 Anne Taylor was appointed to represent BK while he was still in Pennsylvania
01:22 Some historical background on Idaho's public defense standards
02:26 First, how the rules define a capital case in this situation
03:28 Second, the rules set procedural requires for capital appointments
05:15 Once the State got the arrest warrant on 12/29, everyone knew he'd need a lawyer
07:19 So why Anne Taylor?