Chad Daybell, left, is pictured in a courtroom in St. Anthony, Idaho, on Aug. 3, 2020, whereas Lori Vallow, proper, is pictured in a courtroom in Rexburg, Idaho, on March 6, 2020, on this composite picture. Throughout a pretrial convention, Chad Daybell’s legal professional stated he plans to name seven knowledgeable witnesses. (John Roark, The Idaho Put up Register through AP)
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ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — Chad Daybell’s legal professional plans to name round seven knowledgeable witnesses throughout his consumer’s homicide trial in April.
John Prior made the disclosure throughout a pretrial convention within the Fremont County Courthouse Thursday morning. Prior declined to say who can be testifying, however advised District Decide Steven Boyce the consultants will probably be flying in from different states across the second week of Could.
Daybell, who married Lori Vallow two weeks after his spouse Tammy Daybell died in October 2019, is charged with conspiracy to commit homicide and first-degree homicide in relation to the deaths of Tammy Daybell and two of Lori Vallow Daybell’s children — 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan. He has pleaded not responsible to all expenses.
Jury choice for the trial is scheduled to start April 1 in Ada County. Questionnaires will probably be mailed to potential jurors forward of time, in keeping with Boyce, and jury choice may take as much as two weeks.
Fremont County prosecuting legal professional Lindsey Blake advised Boyce she believes the trial will take eight weeks and Prior agreed. Chad Daybell faces the dying penalty if the jury finds him responsible. If he’s discovered responsible, a penalty section of the trial will start after the decision. Jurors will resolve if Daybell ought to be sentenced to dying or to life in jail.
Blake talked about she intends to file some motions within the case throughout the subsequent week so a further listening to could possibly be held earlier than the trial.
Boyce is allowing livestreaming of the trial with courtroom cameras. He stated all witnesses will probably be instructed to not view any portion of the trial earlier than their testify.
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