LIVE UPDATES: Day 1 of jury selection in Lori Daybell Arizona Boudreaux trial
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Lori Vallow Daybell is on trial in Maricopa County, Arizona, on one charge of conspiracy to commit the murder of Brandon Boudreaux, her former nephew-in-law. Nate Eaton is live in the courtroom with updates. Please excuse any typos. Times listed below are in Mountain Standard Time, so they are an hour behind Idaho. (Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time.) The most recent updates are at the top.
4:02 p.m. We will be back in session tomorrow at 10 a.m. for walk-in jurors. Join me tonight for “Courtroom Insider” at 8 p.m. MT on the East Idaho News YouTube channel.
4 p.m. Judge just questioned whether we need four alternate jurors because it’s a shorter trial. Treena Kay says she wants to have the four given they lost two jurors in the first two days during the last trial.
3:59 p.m. Lori asks what the state tends to bring in from Idaho so she can not be accused of trying to “open the door” when it comes to questioning witnesses. Judge says he will tell the witnesses to stick to the facts of this case and the state agrees. Beresky says if there are questions during particular witnesses, they can take a break. Lori says she has nothing further.
3:58 p.m. Lori: “You appointed them and assigned them to me.” Judge says he did, as a way to help her. Lori asks if sidebars can be held at the bench. Judge says it depends on the issue. Lori, “Ok.” She says she has one more issue.
3:57 p.m. Lori says she needs another headset for his advisory counsel. Only five can be in the courtroom and Lori’s advisory counsel doesn’t have one. “You said you were going to check into it. Did you?” Judge says there can only be five and if she needs a break, she can take a break to chat with her legal team. “Are you forcing me to choose between the people who are helping me?” Judge responds, “Sure. Technically I don’t even have to do that. You are your own attorney. You are expected to proceed as your own attorney.”
3:56 p.m. Lori says she does not want an aggravating phase. “How are you entitled to that and I’m not entitled to a probable cause hearing?” Judge says if she doesn’t want to attend, she doesn’t have to attend. “What else?” the judge asks.
3:54 p.m. Beresky asks if Lori has any other issues. Lori responds, “Yes, but I would like to finish this first. Are you denying my motion to have a hearing on this?” Judge says he is denying her motion to have a probable cause hearing because she is not entitled to one. “13.5 says you are entitled to a probable cause hearing if they amend or change the indictment.” Judge says the charge was not amended.
3:53 p.m. Judge explains the process and Lori asks, “When is conspiracy to commit murder not considered a dangerous crime?” Judge: “Why someone says they are going to choke someone to death and they don’t do it.” Lori goes back and forth with the judge, questioning the law. He says, “I don’t know what to tell you. Ok?”
3:52 p.m. Lori asks why she is not entitled to a hearing before the trial to determine if these acts were dangerous. Judge raises his voice at Lori. “Can I finish what I’m saying? I didn’t interrupt you! Can I finish?”
3:50 p.m. Treena Kay says she wants to add on the aggravating factors in this case should it ever come back on appeal. Lori says there is no purpose to the aggravators. The judge says the prosecutor wants to cover their bases in case there is a change in the law and for appellate purposes.
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