CHAD DAYBELL TRIAL: Defense's full closing arguments led by Chad's attorney John Prior

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🗓️ 30 May 2024

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Listen to Chad Daybell's attorney John Prior delivered his closing arguments on May 29th, 2024 during Chad's trial; followed by rebuttal by State prosecutor Lindsay Blake. Join Hidden True Crime as we follow Chad Daybell's trial from beginning to end. Host Lauren Matthias is in the courtroom daily, doing lunch lives on YouTube and summarizing each day and week right here on Hidden: A True Crime Podcast. Lauren Matthias was a television reporter for a decade and has followed the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case since 2019. She and her husband, Dr. John Matthias, a criminal psychologist, started Hidden True Crime in 2020 with their Season, 'Beyond the Veil,' a psychological deep dive into the doomsday murders and prophet. What started as a simple conversation at their dinner table became a captivating podcast. Join the dynamic duo of Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist, and Lauren Matthias, an investigative journalist, as they delve into the psychological facets of unthinkable crimes every week. Their unique perspectives and in-depth analysis offer a fresh take on true crime storytelling. Thank you for your support through sponsorships, subscribing, listening, and becoming a Patreon member at Patreon.com/HiddenTrueCrime Our Sponsors:* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME* Check out Acorns: https://acorns.com/HIDDENTRUECRIME* Check out Armoire and use my code HIDDENTRUECRIME for a great deal: https://www.armoire.style* Check out Effecty and use my code HIDDENTRUECRIME for a great deal: https://www.effecty.com* Check out Happy Mammoth and use my code HIDDENTRUECRIME for a great deal: https://happymammoth.comSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/hidden-a-true-crime-podcast1836/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, we're back on the record on KCR 2221, 1623 State of Idaho versus Chad Guy Daybell.
0:07.8	We just concluded the lunch recess.
0:11.0	At this time, the state completed its closing argument.
0:13.7	It's now time for the defense to make its closing argument.
0:17.3	Mr Pryor, is the defense ready?
0:18.8	Folks hear me?
0:20.9	Okay, thank you. I promise you, got about 15 slides. Not going to be long. I want to touch on a few points. And then I want to spend a little
0:36.2	bit of time talking to you folks a little bit about the case. Okay? I promise you this isn't going to take two
0:42.0	hours.
0:44.0	It'll be briefer, but there are some points that I need to touch on and then I would respectfully
0:50.4	ask for your attention in regards to that.
0:52.5	I want to start out with the first slide. respectfully ask for your attention in regards to that.
0:55.2	I want to start out with the first slide and the reason I did this is because
0:58.5	in order for there to be a conviction, it's a chain of links that the prosecutor attorney has to go through.
1:08.0	Chad De Bell, the first link is that he's presumed innocent. He's presumed innocent now. He was
1:14.3	presumed innocent during the trial. He's presumed innocent throughout the trial.
1:19.1	When it goes back to the jury and you consider the evidence, that's when you make the decision and that's how that works.
1:26.4	Throughout the trial from the very beginning to the middle to the end to today, the entire burden has been on the state, okay?
1:37.4	And the definition of what has to be proven by the state is beyond a reasonable doubt.
1:46.4	State must prove every element beyond a reasonable doubt.
1:50.4	Now you've heard some information previously from the other attorney about what the state has to prove.
1:56.0	One of the things the state has to prove in regards to the conspiracy charges is that
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