LIVE UPDATES: Prosecution, defense review jury instructions on day 8 of Lori Vallow Daybell trial

Lori Vallow Daybell is on trial in Maricopa County, Arizona, on one charge of conspiracy to commit the murder of Charles Vallow, her fourth husband. Nate Eaton is live in the courtroom with updates. Please excuse any typos. Times listed below are in Mountain Standard Time, so they are an hour behind Idaho. (Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time.) The most recent updates are at the top.

10:58 a.m. Next instruction deals with credibility of witnesses and another about law enforcement testimony. Neither side objects. Next instruction is about expert witnesses. No objection. Next instruction is about defendant’s testimony but judge is removing it because Lori is not testifying. No objections from either side.

10:57 a.m. One instruction is removed based on the stipulation of defense and prosecution. Next instruction deals with indictment not being evidence. Neither side has an issue with this one. Judge changed the language in the next instruction because Lori represented herself.

10:55 a.m. Judge begins explaining some of the instructions. The first few are standard Arizona instructions. No objection from state or defense. Beresky talks about another instruction and Treena raises some questions. We don’t know the specifics of the instructions are they are not public so unclear what the issue is and what the specific instruction is.

10:54 a.m. Lori and her attorneys just entered the courtroom. Judge just asked Lori if it is still her intention not to put on any evidence. “Right now it is, as of this morning,” Lori says. He asks if she anticipates that changing. Lori says no.

10:44 a.m. Judge Beresky just walked in. One of Lori’s advisory attorneys says they need a few more minutes. Judge says he already has some changes that need to be made to the jury questionnaire.

10:40 a.m. We are in the courtroom. There are a handful of people from the public in the gallery but lots of empty seats. Treena Kay and her paralegal are at the prosecutor’s table. The prosecution and defense will go over jury instructions with Judge Justin Beresky and then court will be in recess until Monday morning.