# Kouri Richins Appeal: Which Legal Issues Survive Appellate Review?

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Podcast: [True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948)
Published: 2026-05-22T11:00:00+00:00
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Following her life-without-parole sentence for the aggravated murder of Eric Richins, Kouri Richins' defense team has secured a twenty-eight-day extension to file a motion for a new trial and indicated they intend to retain additional expert consultation. The appellate posture presents several potential issues for review: alleged prosecutorial access to attorney-client privileged communications via monitored jail calls, the timeliness of the Crozier recantation disclosure, the denied change-of-venue motion seeking Salt Lake County jurors, and the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence in a case where the precise mechanism of fentanyl administration was never established by the prosecution. Eric Faddis, a former felony prosecutor and current defense attorney, evaluates each lane on its appellate merits. He examines the implications of a defense that presented no witnesses and a defendant who did not testify — strategic choices that may limit the scope of appellate arguments available. The jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts, including aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, insurance fraud, and forgery, following less than three hours of deliberation. Judge Richard Mrazik characterized the defendant as "simply too dangerous to ever be free." Faddis provides a candid assessment of the realistic probability of appellate relief. Footer Links: Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter h…

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