Lori Vallow murder trial day 5: Jury finalized
BOISE, Idaho - The trial for the so-called "Doomsday mom" is starting to pick up in Idaho as the jury has been finalized and seated.Lori Vallow is in court for the murders of her two children, Joshua "JJ" Vallow and Tylee Ryan.12 jurors and six alternates were needed ahead of Monday's opening statements. 42 potential jurors were selected, and the prosecution and defense used peremptory challenges Friday morning to narrow down the pool to the final 18, which consists of 10 men and eight women.The main 12 jurors have not been chosen yet.
On Thursday, it was decided that Kay Woodcock, JJ Vallow's grandmother, could be allowed inside the Ada County courthouse for the trial.On April 6, we learned that a major decision was made for certain family members of JJ Vallow, who, along with Tylee Ryan, were allegedly murdered by Lori Vallow.
Vallow is on trial in Idaho for the alleged murder of the two children. FOX 10's Justin Lum reports.The presiding judge ruled that Woodcock could represent the slain boy in the court for the entire trial, even though she will take the stand as a witness.Vallow’s lawyers had argued that because JJ was adopted, the Woodcocks were not legally grandparents, and should be excluded.While under Idaho law, Kay did not qualify as an immediate family member, but JJ was adopted by Charles Vallow and Lori Vallow in 2014.
When Charles died, Kay was next in line to represent.As for JJ's grandfather, Larry Woodcock, he was excluded since he is on the witness list.
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