Chad Daybell trial updates: Jury selection begins in murder case for husband of ‘cult mom’ Lori Vallow

Chad Daybell’s defence attorney John Prior is back at the podium.

Prior asks the jury pool how many people have seen anything about the case in the media about the case.

There are several cards that go up.

Court is in recess for 15-20 mins.

One of the potential jurors, who is a  mother of five children, told Prior she has concerns about serving on the jury for two months because of her children.

But she drew some laughs from the courtroom when she said that being sequestered would not be the worst thing in the world.

If Chad Daybell is found guilty, the jury would be sequestered until verdict is reached.

They will decide if Daybell gets life in prison or the death penalty.

Defence attorney John Prior is now speaking to the jury pool.

He says he just wants them to be honest.

Prior then asks if there is anyone who just does not want to be here (at the trial).

Nobody raises their card and Prior jokes, “you are all excited to be here.”

One juror then admits that he wants to do his civic duty, and knows it’s the right thing.

But says he’s a year into his new job and is worried about how serving will affect that.

The state tells the potential jurors that there will be autopsy photos in this case that will be shown – and that they are hard to look at.

He asks the jurors if they will be able to still weigh all the evidence properly even with the difficult photos.

Daybell remains emotionless at the defence table as he continues to look at the jury pool.

Madison County Prosecutor Rob Wood is now asking the potential jurors questions.

During his voir dire, he tells them if they are asked anything uncomfortable, they should tell them – and tells them to be “brutally honest.”

When he asks a juror what this means, the juror says “not mincing words, telling the full truth.”

Judge Boyce is asking the potential jurors about any issues they may have or may not have with the death penalty.

He asks if they have a religious or moral position that would prohibit them from rendering a fair and impartial verdict.

Nobody raises their hand.

The attorneys will now ask the potential jurors questions.

When Judge Boyce asks the potential jurors if they’ve heard about the case, several of them raise their hands.

He then asks if they already have a state of mind that would prevent them from being impartial.

Two jurors raise their hands.

The defence asks for a sidebar and the livestream has paused while they leave the room.

Judge Boyce explains to the potential jurors they would need to serve for 8-10 weeks and asks them if this would create any hardships.

One juror says his wife has an autoimmune disease and because he is her provider, he said it would be difficult to serve on the jury. He was excused.

Another juror asked to be excused because her daughter’s graduation is in May and issues with dealing with her late mother’s estate. She was also excused.

Chad Daybell is sitting at the defence table with his attorney John Prior.

He’s wearing a light blue shirt – a change from the white shirt he has been wearing at pre-trial hearings.