Lori Vallow Daybell's defense attorneys argue that Tammy Daybell's aunt has no right to speak during Lori Daybell's murder sentencing hearing next week.
ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — Lori Vallow Daybell's defense attorneys do not believe Tammy Daybell's aunt hasVicki Hoban, Tammy Daybell's aunt, filed a request in June asking Judge Steven Boyce for permission to give a victim impact statement during the sentencing. Boyce initially denied the request saying Idaho law only recognizes "immediate" family members as victims and an aunt does not fit that definition.
"Because Phyllis Douglas is unable to fulfill the role of the 'immediate member' on behalf of Tamara Daybell, the court will designate Vicki Hoban as a representative of the immediate family of Tamara Daybell, and she is permitted to make a victim impact statement at sentencing," he wrote.
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