Kouri Richins, the Kamas mom of three accused of killing her husband Eric Richins, was in court Aug. 26 for day one of her preliminary hearing. It will determine if she will stand trial for murder, as well as drugs and financial charges.
Third District Court scheduled three days for the hearing; however, after one day of testimony, the prosecution rested its case. Neither the Summit County Attorney’s Office nor Richins’ defense team say they will call any more witnesses.
A detective, digital forensics expert and forensic accountant took the stand, but two other witnesses prosecutors wanted to testify didn’t.
In a bench brief filed the Friday before the hearing, prosecutors said they wanted to call Eric Richins’ business partner and friend to testify. They claim he called both of them on Valentine’s Day 2022—the day Kouri Richins allegedly first tried to poison him with fentanyl.
Richins’ defense team intended to object to their testimony because it’s hearsay, the court papers state.
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