AZ - Lori Vallow Daybell charged w/ conspiring to kill ex-husband Charles Vallow and another relative, Brandon Boudreaux, Chandler, Maricopa County #2

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Lori Vallow Daybell Reveals Why She Will Represent Herself in Trial Tied to Her Ex-Husband's Death​

Vallow Daybell, who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, claims she knows the case "better than an attorney can learn it in two years"​

 
Vallow Daybell will wear civilian clothing during her trial and will not be handcuffed or shackled when jurors are in the courtroom. She, however, is expected to be wearing a belt-like device under her clothes that will let a jail officer deliver an electric shock by remote control if there's a disturbance.
 
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Lori Vallow Daybell Reveals Why She Will Represent Herself in Trial Tied to Her Ex-Husband's Death​

Vallow Daybell, who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, claims she knows the case "better than an attorney can learn it in two years"​

When you know the TRUTH of what happened as completely as LVD knows it, it's easy to stay far, far away from it.

It will be transparent to everyone but LVD.

JMO
 
Okay - if "someone" could give me a gist of "who" gives opening statements & the state's witnesses - it would be great! I am sure there will be tweets - and grateful for those! :)

JUSTICE for Charles!! Here we go....
Wish I could watch - but this is going into night time here - and I need my sleep! :D
Hi Niner,

I haven’t followed closely enough to know who is doing opening for the state but LVD would do her own if she does one.

I’m attaching screen shots of states witness list posted by Justin Lum on X I think - can’t remember for sure where I got it but I know it was one of his :)

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At a hearing last week, she lost a bid to strike three people from the prosecution’s witness list, including the grandmother of her adopted son. Another witness says Vallow Daybell spoke about Vallow as being “possessed” in the months before his death. When the judge asked her to argue her point, Vallow Daybell lowered her head, sighed and paused a few seconds. “Their information is not firsthand,” Vallow Daybell said. “These witnesses are all coming together. They are watching everything that goes on on TV regarding this.”
 
This is one of the most revealing and incredible interviews. Colby Ryan with Lauren and Dr. John on Hidden True Crime
In this interview, the three of them discussed the difficulty of Colby and others having to go through this trial after already having had to go through the two trials in Idaho when little to nothing can be gained for this trial since she is already serving multiple life sentences.

But is that correct? When the Idaho judge granted the defense’s motion to strike the death penalty as a sanction for the State’s discovery violations, he stated the following (BBM):

“The court concludes here that as an appropriate discovery sanction, the state will be precluded from seeking the death penalty at trial, and the state’s May 2, 2022, notice of intent to seek the death penalty will be stricken.

Late disclosure of evidence by state prosecutors, who failed to meet the required deadline, could also lead to an appeal in the case, according to Boyce’s ruling.

“First, with the defense having timely raised the issue, the court determines that if I were to fail to address this discovery issue, I believe this case would inevitably be reversed on appeal if there was a capital conviction,” Boyce said in the ruling.

Boyce said that the court has not found any “willful conduct” on the part of the state and is not concerned with “any sort of sanction or punishment.”


I don't remember the specific discovery violation, i.e. what was produced late and how late (ETA: and whether it related specifically to the elements associated with the death penalty). But if the related evidence was material to the conviction AND substantially reduced the amount of time the defense had to independently investigate that information and respond and if a higher court does not believe that elimination of the death penalty was adequate sanction, isn't there still SOME risk that Lori could be granted and win an appeal based upon the issue?

So, the trial in Arizona IS important - not just based upon justice for the murder of Charles Vallow (a murder that enabled the later murders since Charles was no longer involved to protect those individuals or to draw LE attention on their behalf) - but also because a conviction in Arizona could keep Lori behind bars even if she is granted and wins an appeal for her Idaho convictions.

Link to article from which I reproduced the judge's statement in response to the motion to dismiss:
 
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Most recently we saw the prosecutor ask the Judge if it was ok for BB to watch the trial in the courtroom. Evidently, LVD may decide to call him as a witness and when asked by the Judge what relevant info he is expected to testify to, LVD was as vague as possible finally coming up with conversations between he and CV including texts, emails, etc. Judge called a side bar and we just found out he will allow BB to watch in the courtroom.
 
From what I understand, there is a problem with Bradon Boudreaux. Lori claims he is called as a witness and cannot be in the courtroom. However, the prosecution says they never had a chance to interview Brandon as one of Lori's witnesses. Long sidebar which is finally over. Opening statements are starting. Justin Lum's live stream of the trial
 
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