Jay Logsdon, North Idaho’s state public defender and co-counsel for the case’s defense, will be replaced for Kohberger’s 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.

The judge overseeing the high-profile upcoming trial against the man charged with killing four University of Idaho students in 2022 issued a major blow to his defense on Wednesday.