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The drug dealer denied selling fentanyl. The defense said his police interview was coerced. Now the state wants to play the whole thing for the jury.

Before testimony resumes on Day 6 of the Kouri Richins trial, prosecutors and defense attorneys go head to head over a 13-minute video of Robert Crozier's law enforcement interview. The state argues the video directly contradicts what Crozier told the jury on Day 5, and that the footage itself proves he wasn't impaired or pressured the way the defense claimed.

The defense isn't backing down. They've already fought to keep a new witness off the stand for violating notice rules, and now they're preparing to challenge whether this video ever reaches the jury. Watch how Judge Mrazik handles both sides and where he lands.

⏰ KEY MOMENTS

00:06 - Hearing opens with a problem. The state's first witness hasn't talked to the defense.
01:31 - Judge Mrazik finds the practical solution. Reorder and keep moving.
03:26 - Defense drops a Rule 16 objection. The state added a witness during trial. That's the eighth amended witness list.
05:49 - Both sides agree to a stipulation. One fight resolved, but the bigger one is just starting.
06:37 - Here's the real battle. The state wants the jury to watch Crozier's entire police interview.
09:42 - Judge calls the state's argument "thought-provoking" but won't rule without both sides reviewing the video. This one isn't over.

CASE BACKGROUND REPORT:
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📖 CASE BACKGROUND

On March 4, 2022, Kouri Richins called 911 from her Francis, Utah home at 3 a.m. Her husband Eric was unresponsive. Toxicology revealed five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. Eric had no history of drug use.

Prosecutors allege Kouri had been taking money from Eric for years. They say she owed lenders more than $1.8 million and had opened nearly $2 million in life insurance on Eric without him knowing.

Eric discovered the financial issues in 2020. He changed his will, created a trust naming his sister as trustee, and removed Kouri as beneficiary.

One year after Eric's death, Kouri published a children's book about a father watching over his son from heaven. Four weeks later, she was arrested. The defense maintains her innocence.

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