The Daybell's appear in court separately in different states, one day apart

MARICOPA COUNTY, Arizona (KMVT/KSVT) — Lori Vallow-Daybell, 50, the mother of two who was sentenced to serve life in prison last year in Idaho for the death of her two children J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan, appeared in an Arizona courtroom Wednesday for a scheduling conference according to CBS affiliate KPHO.

As we reported previously, back on November 30, 2023, Vallow-Daybell was extradited from the Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center to Maricopa County, Arizona, where she faces two counts of conspiracy to commit murder charges related to the death of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and conspiring to kill her niece’s ex-husband Brandon Boudreaux.

She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Maricopa County Judge Justin Beresky noted that there is a large amount of discovery, approximately 88,000 pages and he said he imagined that it would take the defense some time to get through it.

Maricopa County Public Defender Keith Terry stated, “We have yet to receive the bulk of discover that is listed in there, so we don’t know if we have issues at this time so, as your honor stated its going some time to get through all the discovery.”

Vallow-Daybell’s trial is scheduled to begin on August 1, 2024, but the judge said that it may not be a realistic start date due to the amount of evidence that needs to be reviewed.

Meanwhile, Chad Daybell, 55, was back in court Thursday in Fremont County in Idaho, for a status conference as his jury trial is set to begin on April 1, 2024, in Ada County.

Chad is charged with three counts conspiracy to commit murder, three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Lori’s two children and his former wife Tammy Daybell and two counts of felony insurance fraud according to a amended indictment filed by the court on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

Daybell’s lawyer, John Prior, filed a motion on January 30, 2024, to delay the trial because of new evidence he claims is new and wants it omitted from the trial.

The prosecution responded by saying they would not use the new information; and, due to the state’s response, Prior withdrew the motion to delay and noted that he had no objection to the amended indictment.

The rest of the hearing was mostly procedural, outlining the conduct of the court, the conduct of witnesses to not utilize court streaming of the trial and discussing seating within the courtroom.

Daybell’s trial is scheduled to proceed on April 1st with the jury selection at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise.

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