BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Lori Vallow Daybell's attorney has filed new motions in court. The documents include information that Daybell claims her children died at her brother's apartment while she was not there, that she does not believe she qualifies for the death penalty, and that she would like to meet with her husband Chad Daybell for "strategy sessions."
Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband Chad Daybell are charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the deaths of 7-year-old Joshua "JJ" Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, two of Lori's children, as well as Chad's previous wife, Tammy Daybell.
The couple's trial, scheduled for this spring, is rapidly approaching.
“With settlement proposals, mediation, motions, and trial fast approaching, Lori and Chad would like to be able to talk together in person and on the phone about their options,” Jim Archibald, Lori’s attorney, wrote in a motion.
East Idaho News reports that If Judge Boyce approves the motion, Archibald says he and co-counsel John Thomas will attend in-person meetings and phone conversations, along with John Prior, Chad’s attorney.
“The attorneys will not record the conversations and will not use the conversations as evidence. The conversations can be deemed as for settlement purposes only,” Archibald wrote.
Chad Daybell's attorney John Prior has submitted an 18-page motion asking Boyce to reschedule the trial for April 2024. Prior cites the substantial amount of information from prosecutors that still needs to be examined and experts that need to be addressed ahead of a potential capital murder trial.
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