Will post anyway - closed to public - so I can shorten this up a bit!
Wednesday, October 26th:
*Status Hearing-(
Sealed & closed to public) (@ 11am MT) – ID –
Joshua Jaxon (JJ) Vallow (7) &
Tylee Ashlyn Ryan (16) (JJ last seen Sept. 23, 2019 & Tylee on Sept. 9, 2019, Rexburg; found June 9, 2020 buried in Daybell’s yard in Salem, ID) –
for *Lori Norene Vallow aka Lori Norene Daybell (46/now 48) arrested (in Kauai, Hawaii on 2/20/20) &
indicted (5/25/21) & re-arraigned (4/19/22) with Count 1 (for
Tylee): Conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder & grand theft by deception (for Daybell,
Vallow & Alex Cox) & other co-conspirators. Count 2 (for
Tylee): 1st degree murder. Count 3 (for
JJ): Conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder & grand theft by deception. Count 4(for
JJ): 1st degree murder. Count 5 (for
Tammy): Conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder. Count 6 (for Tammy): Chad only: 1st Degree murder. Count 7:
Lori only: Grand theft (related to social security survivor benefits allocated for the care of minors Tylee & JJ). Plead not guilty. DA will seek DP. Fremont County
Conspiracy to commit destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence charges dismissed without prejudice on 7/29/21. Fremont County
Trial was set to begin on 1/9/23 with jury selection. Trial was vacated on 10/6/22 by Judge Boyce. Trial will be held in Ada County. (expected to last 10 weeks).
Transferred to mental hospital on 6/24/21. Found competent on 4/1/22 & transferred custody (4/14/22) to the Madison County Detention facility.
Arrest & Grand Jury & Court info from 3/5/20 thru 9/8/22 reference post #414 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...-vallow-62-oct-2019-arrests-66.631271/page-21
9/15/22 Update: A motion hearing was held Thursday to determine whether or not cameras will continue to be allowed during court proceedings for Vallow. Vallow’s attorneys, Jim Archibald & John Thomas, filed a motion last month to ban cameras from the courtroom in future court proceedings, including Vallow’s trial, which is set to begin in January. Prosecutors Rob Wood & Lindsey Blake filed a response to the motion in support of the camera ban. Archibald argued that by allowing cameras in the courtroom, his client will have to “prove her innocence instead of the state having to prove her guilty.” The defense & prosecution noted while they believe in the constitutional right to the freedom of the press, they “don’t believe it includes broadcast.” “We let the media police themselves & what did they do? They put microphones on our tables & cameras right in front of our faces,” said Archibald, referring to the August hearing where two cameras were used & microphones were placed on tables. Both sides stated the “incessant media exposure” is impeding on Vallow’s right to a fair trial. EastIdahoNews.com & 32 other local, state & national media agencies joined in opposing the motion. Steve Wright, the attorney for the media, argued the news organizations followed a court order during the last hearing & did not take any unauthorized steps while recording & broadcasting. The judge did not immediately make a ruling & said a written decision will be forthcoming. In addition to the motion to ban cameras, two other motions were discussed, one which would allow Vallow to appear in court in “street clothes.” Although she has appeared in street clothes in previous hearings, according to her attorneys, it was never in writing. The prosecution had no opposition & Boyce granted the motion. Another motion was filed in July to incorporate state & federal constitution grounds in support of future motions for Vallow. Her attorneys argued that all of her constitutional arguments need to be preserved in case the jury eventually comes back with a guilty verdict & she is sentenced to the death penalty, which could remain in litigation for decades. Next pretrial hearing on 11/9/22.
9/23/22 Update: Judge Steven Boyce issues an order banning video & still cameras from upcoming Vallow/Daybell proceedings. "Continued visual coverage of this case poses a great risk to the fair administration of justice...therefore, continued visual coverage will no longer be permitted."
9/30/22: Motion to continue trial, to toll time limits & to stay case. 10/6/22: Prosecutors in the Vallow case have filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty. Vallow is charged with conspiring with Chad Daybell, her husband, to kill her two children. Judge Steven Boyce has found that Vallow is fit to stand trial, as the Idaho Dept. of Health & Welfare has stated they do not intend to be a part of any further hearings or to take a position in the Vallow case. This means that if a jury finds Vallow guilty of first-degree murder, the prosecution can & does intend to, seek the death penalty.
10/6/22 Update: On Thursday, Idaho District Judge Steven W. Boyce suspended the case until Vallow’s competency can be determined, and her January 2023 trial has been vacated. It came a few days after Vallow’s defense attorneys asked that the case be paused. The documents detailing the request were sealed, and a short hearing on the matter was closed to the public.
10/13/22: Motion to Seal. Order. Comment: to Seal State's Response to Discovery Request. Request for Discovery. Motion to Seal. Order. Comment: to Seal State's Response to Court Order of October 6, 2022. Response. Comment: to Court Order of October 6, 2022 & Request for Records on Mental Health. 10/18/22 Jury Trial vacated. 11/9/22 Pretrial Conference vacated & 1/9/23 Jury Trial is also vacated.
10/25/22: Motion to seal State's motion to determine conflict. Order: to seal State's Motion to determine conflict. Notice of remote status conference hearing on 10/26/22 @ 11am. 10/26/22: Order to close & seal 10/26/22 status conference.
*Madison County: Pretrial conference hearing on 8/17/21 & trial set to begin on 8/30/21 were both vacated.
*Chad Guy Daybell (51/now 53) – Next pretrial hearing on 11/10/22. Trial set to begin on 1/9/23.
*AZ –
Indicted (6/24/21) & served (6/29/21) with conspiracy to commit 1st degree murder in the death of former husband
Charles Vallow. A Maricopa County Attorney’s Office spokeswoman said in June that Lori’s case in Idaho will run its course before she faces the charge in Arizona. Maricopa County