The attorney defending a Coeur d’Alene teenager accused of killing his father and brother has asked a judge to suppress all statements the boy made to police after his arrest, including his alleged confession. The request to throw out the confession is among several recent motions Kootenai County Public Defender John Adams has filed questioning state law and the handling of the case by police and prosecutors. Adams is asking the court for a jury pool from outside the county, arguing that Eldon Gale Samuel III cannot receive a fair trial with local jurors because of media coverage of the case. He also is challenging Idaho’s ban on the insanity defense and the state law that requires defendants 14 and older who are charged with murder to be tried as adults and face adult sentences. Both practices violate Samuel’s constitutional rights, he said in recent motions filed in 1st District Court/Scott Maben, SR. More here.

Question: Could Eldon Gale Samuel III get a fair trial in Kootenai County?