• RAW COURT AUDIO-Lori Vallow Daybell Ordered to Undergo Competency Evaluations Before Arizona Case Resumes

  • Nov 21 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
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RAW COURT AUDIO-Lori Vallow Daybell Ordered to Undergo Competency Evaluations Before Arizona Case Resumes

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  • Lori Vallow Daybell will be subject to additional mental health evaluations before her legal proceedings in Arizona can move forward. Judge Justin Beresky issued the decision during a hearing, keeping a Rule 11 competency evaluation in place despite objections from her defense team.

    The evaluations are part of Daybell’s ongoing legal troubles in Arizona, where she faces conspiracy to commit murder charges tied to the deaths of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow, and her former nephew-in-law, Brandon Boudreaux.

    Daybell was extradited from Idaho to Arizona a year ago. In Idaho, her mental health had previously delayed her trial after she was found incompetent in 2021 and required treatment at a mental health facility. Although she was later deemed fit for trial, her competency was questioned multiple times during the Idaho proceedings.

    In the recent Arizona hearing, Daybell’s new defense attorneys, Pamela Hicks and Robert Abernathy, argued to withdraw the Rule 11 evaluation motion filed by her former counsel. Hicks stated, “She has sufficient mental capacity to understand the nature of this dispute, and there has been no history of irrational behavior.”

    However, Judge Beresky decided the evaluation should proceed, citing its importance in ensuring the fairness of the legal process. “We’re going down a rabbit hole,” said Abernathy, as Daybell nodded in agreement. “If she doesn’t want to talk to the doctors, she doesn’t have to talk to the doctors.”

    Despite the defense’s objections, prosecutors in Maricopa County successfully requested that Daybell speak with an additional expert. Judge Beresky maintained the Rule 11 process, ordering further evaluation.

    During the hearing, Daybell also expressed her interest in representing herself in the Arizona case. When asked by Beresky about her past competency determinations, Daybell responded, “Not to my understanding. My understanding was the judge did the same thing you did in an abundance of caution and I came out competent.” She detailed her experiences in Idaho, noting she underwent “competency classes, meeting with doctors, and many, many evaluators.”

    Her legal defense is now preparing for the next steps as Daybell undergoes further assessments. The next court hearing is set for Dec. 5, where the findings from the evaluations may shape the trajectory of the case.

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