Overview
- Opening statements are scheduled for Feb. 23, and the trial could last up to five weeks.
- Kouri Richins has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and attempted murder in the 2022 death of her husband, Eric.
- An autopsy found illicit fentanyl at about five times a lethal dose, and prosecutors allege an earlier Valentine’s Day poisoning attempt.
- Voir dire used a 23-page, 99-question questionnaire and direct questioning about media exposure, with most proceedings open to the public under privacy safeguards.
- The judge kept the case in Summit County after repeated venue-change denials, and Richins remains jailed as she also faces separate financial-crime charges.