Lori Daybell, commonly referred to as the "Doomsday Mom," has filed a motion for a new trial in Arizona, challenging her recent conviction for the attempted murder of Brandon Boudreaux, her niece's ex-husband. According to FOX 10 Phoenix, Daybell, who acted as her own attorney in the case, alleges her civil rights were breached and accuses the court of not upholding her constitutional rights. The motion points to instances of illness leading up to her final trial, where Daybell claims she was left in a condition of weakness, dehydration, and sustained vomiting.
In her own defense, Daybell has sharply criticized Maricopa County Judge Justin Beresky, citing failure to allow her to adequately argue objections during trial — a claim that has her once again seeking to overturn a jury's verdict. As reported by FOX 10 Phoenix, Daybell says she was “weak, dehydrated and vomiting over the weekend leading into her final trial” and was left in a "holding cell with no blanket, medicine, or hydration for six hours waiting for transport back to the jail."
The trials and tribulations of Lori Daybell have spanned over multiple states and years, with an Idaho court finding her guilty of murdering her children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, along with conspiring in the death of Tammy Daybell, who was her current husband Chad Daybell's first wife. In recent developments, Daybell faces upcoming sentencing for her murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona, set for July 25, as noted by a FOX 10 Phoenix article published yesterday.
Aside from the Arizona proceedings, Daybell has also signaled an intent to appeal her Idaho case. Her motion for a new trial arises from multiple grievances, including denied access to key evidence and documents during cross-examination, and allegations that the judge showed a lack of impartiality. In her motion, as described by FOX 10 Phoenix, Daybell refers to exhibits she “was not able to admit” and describes the court's characterization of her questioning as a “third-party defense.”
Following her sentencing in Arizona, Daybell will be extradited to Idaho, where she is to spend the remainder of her life in prison. This return to Idaho will mark the end of a legal saga that has received nationwide attention and has been marked by a sequence of trials and allegations reaching across state lines. The information on Daybell's request for a new trial and her subsequent plans to appeal her case in Idaho was also confirmed by 12 News in the same report yesterday.
