Here is how Chad Daybell’s trial will differ from his spouse Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial

BOISE — Monday will mark the start of the trial for Chad Man Daybell within the 2019 murders of his spouse Lori Vallow Daybell’s two kids, Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan, in addition to the 2019 demise of Daybell’s late spouse, Tammy Daybell.

Chad Daybell’s trial comes one 12 months after Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial. A jury discovered Lori Vallow Daybell responsible on all fees and he or she is serving life in jail with out the opportunity of parole.

For 2 trials related in accusations, proof, the prosecution’s witness checklist, and strategy, what unfolds within the coming weeks for Chad Daybell will nonetheless carry dramatic variations due to the demise penalty potential.

Chad Daybell is on trial for fees of conspiracy to commit homicide and first-degree homicide of JJ, Tylee, and Tammy Daybell, plus two fees of life insurance coverage fraud for Tammy Daybell’s demise.

The demise penalty wasn’t an possibility in Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial, which came about in the identical Ada County Courthouse throughout the identical time of 12 months in 2023 in Boise.

KSL authorized analyst Greg Skordas, who is just not linked to the case however has each prosecuted and defended demise penalty circumstances, stated that all the things will take longer in Daybell’s trial, together with jury choice.

That’s anticipated to final two weeks as an alternative of the one it took to get a jury seated in Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial. The court docket will deal with discovering individuals who haven’t got preconceived notions and might resolve guilt and, probably, punishment.

Jurors and the legislation

“You must have jurors who’re prepared to comply with the legislation because it pertains to the demise penalty,” Skordas stated. “You possibly can’t have a juror who does not imagine within the demise penalty.”

Contemplating the case has been within the public eye for greater than 4 years, Skordas indicated it is crucial to search out individuals who can keep neutral regardless of the notoriety of the murders and Lori Vallow Daybell’s earlier trial.

“They could suppose, ‘Hey if she was responsible, why is not he?'” Skordas stated. “So you have to get jurors who’re going to agree and swear that they’ll resolve his guilt or innocence solely on the proof in his trial and never based mostly on something that occurred to his spouse.”

Skordas stated that prosecutors will possible spend extra time presenting their case than they did in Lori Vallow Daybell’s trial, and extra completely, as they purpose for the demise penalty, particularly with Daybell dealing with the additional first-degree homicide cost for Tammy Daybell. Vallow Daybell was not charged with Tammy Daybell’s homicide however was convicted of conspiracy to commit homicide in that demise.

“In a demise penalty case, a capital case, they might simply depart no stone unturned. And so they’ve acquired to point out the jury all the things they have,” Skordas stated. “There are a number of homicide counts right here. So that they need to show these counts as a result of that is an aggravating issue that is extra more likely to make the jury need to suppose that (the) demise penalty is the suitable treatment right here.”

Protection will name witnesses

Lori Vallow Daybell’s protection attorneys did not name any witnesses. Chad Daybell’s lawyer John Prior has indicated that he’ll.

“That is one of many vital variations, is that I believe Chad has rather more chance of placing on a protection, together with witnesses and specialists and proof,” Skordas stated.

The estimated size for Chad Daybell’s trial is eight to 12 weeks versus the 5 weeks it took for Lori Vallow Daybell.

If the jury returns a responsible verdict, Skordas stated the trial would enter a second, penalty section. That section may final one other couple of weeks, spending time analyzing Chad Daybell as an individual.

“So, issues that aren’t admissible when it comes to his guilt — that’s his character, his prior fame, the nice issues he is carried out in life, unhealthy issues he is carried out,” Skordas stated.

The jury of 12 probably would then resolve if demise is the correct punishment.

Jury choice within the trial of Chad Daybell begins Monday morning. KSL could have reporters in court docket all through the complete trial and can stream Chad Daybell’s trial dwell on the KSL+ app.