Lori Vallow Daybell deemed competent to stand trial
Nov 16, 2022, 9:55 AM | Updated: Dec 30, 2022, 11:19 am
Lori Vallow Daybell, front, second right, and her defense team wait to leave the courtroom during her hearing on Friday, March 6, 2020, in Rexburg, Idaho. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool)
(John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP, Pool)
SALT LAKE CITY — The case against Lori Vallow Daybell, who is accused of murder and conspiracy in the deaths of her two children, will be able to move forward. A judge ruled yesterday that Daybell is competent to stand trial.
The case had been on hold since early October but the details around that delay are under court seal.
It’s the second time the case has been delayed for a competency review.
KSL NewsRadio previously reported that Lori Vallow Daybell has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges in the death and disappearance of her children, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan.
She and her husband, Chad Daybell, have pleaded not guilty.
There’s no new date yet for their trial.
Our previous reporting:
- Attorneys for Lori Vallow Daybell ask judge to separate conspiracy counts
- Transcript of Lori Daybell’s call to Chad Daybell on day of children’s discovery
- Lori Vallow Daybell pleads ‘not guilty’ in Idaho court
- Prosecutors to seek death penalty in case against Lori Vallow Daybell
- Judge rules trial for Lori Vallow Daybell, Chad Daybell will be in early 2023
