Inside Lori Vallow Daybell's Doomed Supreme Court Appeal

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The episode discusses the failed Supreme Court appeal of Lori Vallow Daybell and the legal arguments presented against her.

The appeal is fully briefed. The Idaho Supreme Court has the case. And every single argument Lori Vallow Daybell's team has raised collapses under the facts. Her appellate attorney Craig Durham filed five constitutional claims — removal of her chosen attorney Mark Means, denial of counsel during a disqualification hearing, due process violations during her incompetency, improper admission of Arizona 404(b) evidence, and speedy trial violations. Deputy Attorney General Jeff Nye responded with fifty-nine pages that dismantle each claim methodically. Means had a documented conflict — he represented both Lori and Chad, who paid for the representation and claimed Means as his attorney in a recorded jail call. The competency evaluations consumed 353 days. The venue change she requested required massive logistical coordination. And the Arizona evidence the defense calls prejudicial has now been validated by three separate guilty verdicts. What makes this appeal impossible to take seriously goes beyond the briefing. While the Idaho appeal was pending, Lori went to Arizona and represented herself in two conspiracy trials. She was convicted of conspiring to kill Charles Vallow and…

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Host: True Crime Today

Topics covered

• Supreme Court Appeal
• Legal Arguments
• Conspiracy Trials
• Due Process
• Competency Evaluations
• Judicial Proceedings

Keywords

• Lori Vallow Daybell
• Supreme Court
• appeal
• legal arguments
• conspiracy trials
• due process
• competency evaluations

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Organizations: Idaho Supreme Court, Arizona