Idaho Supreme Court hears Lori Vallow Daybell's appeal of murder convictions
Vallow Daybell argues she was wrongly denied her chosen attorney and a speedy trial in the killings of her two children and a romantic rival.
What to know
- Vallow Daybell was convicted in Idaho in 2023 in the deaths of her two children and a romantic rival, receiving three life sentences; Chad Daybell was sentenced to death.
- Her appeal centers on the disqualification of her chosen trial attorney over a claimed conflict of interest, plus claims of a denied speedy trial and improperly admitted evidence about related Arizona shootings.
- She has separate life sentences from Arizona convictions for conspiring to murder her estranged husband and her niece's ex-husband, which she is also appealing.
- The Idaho Supreme Court has not yet ruled; the case does not set a clear timeline for a decision in the coverage provided.
“The district court faced a very unique situation, and it did everything it could to address that situation.”
Jeff Nye, Prosecutor · Philadelphia Inquirer (AP) ↗ · Nov 1
Lori Vallow Daybell Appellant, convicted murdererChad Daybell Co-defendant, Vallow Daybell's husbandCraig Durham Vallow Daybell's appellate attorneyJeff Nye ProsecutorGregory Moeller Idaho Supreme Court Justice
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“The district court equated prior joint representation with an actual conflict of interest without an evidentiary basis linking those two.”
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first by ABC News, 9d ago · also Independent UK, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun, Mercury News, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer
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- Lori Vallow Daybell asks Idaho Supreme Court to overturn convictions for murdering children, rival Independent UK · 9d ago
- Court hears Lori Vallow Daybell’s appeal in Idaho killings of 2 of her children, romantic rival Orlando Sentinel · 8d ago
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Vallow Daybell convicted and sentenced to three life terms — Lori Vallow Daybell was convicted at her 2023 Idaho trial and sentenced to three life sentences for the deaths of JJ, Tylee and Tammy Daybell; Chad Daybell was sentenced to death for the three killings. Vallow Daybell was separately convicted in Arizona for conspiring to murder her estranged husband and her niece's ex-husband.
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Gunman fires at Brandon Boudreaux in Gilbert, Arizona — Nearly three months after Charles Vallow's killing, someone in a parked Jeep fired a shot at Brandon Boudreaux, the ex-husband of Vallow Daybell's niece, narrowly missing him; prosecutors later identified Alex Cox as the shooter.
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Alex Cox fatally shoots Charles Vallow in Chandler, Arizona — Months after Charles Vallow filed for divorce from Lori Vallow Daybell, her brother Alex Cox shot and killed him, later claiming self-defense, a claim investigators questioned.
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JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan found buried on Daybell property — Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, went missing in 2019; their bodies were later found buried in rural Idaho on the property of Chad Daybell, whom their mother had married weeks after Tammy Daybell's death.