Tammy Daybell's aunt will be allowed to speak during Lori Vallow Daybell's sentencing next week.
During a Zoom hearing Wednesday morning, District Judge Steven Boyce denied a motion from Lori Daybell's defense team asking that Vicki Hoban, Tammy Daybell's aunt, be denied permission to give a victim impact statement because Idaho law only recognizes "immediate" family members as victims. An aunt is not considered an immediate family member.
On Friday, a presentence report was filed showing victim impact statements submitted by Tammy Daybell's sister, Samantha Gwilliam and her father, Ron Douglas. Douglas wrote that he would be speaking for himself and his now-deceased wife. "The law specifically excludes aunts so if Tammy Daybell has nobody speaking on her family's behalf, I think the court's current order would be appropriate," Archibald said. "Now that Tammy Daybell's sister and father have spoken … I think there is no provision for the court to consider an aunt a victim to speak on behalf of the Tammy Daybell family.
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