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 defense team for Bryan Kohberger is bringing on a new attorney, Bicka Barlow, who specializes in forensic DNA. This development comes as the case against Kohberger,