SALT LAKE CITY — After a decade-long wait, attorneys finally made their opening statements in the trial of Alexander Hung Tran, who is charged with three 1st-degree felony counts of aggravated murder .

The case began on Sept. 18, 2015 , when 50-year-old Heike Poike, her 2-month-old granddaughter Lyrik Poike, and 28-year-old Dakota Smith were found dead inside a house at 639 N. Sir Philip Drive in the Rose Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City.

Smith was a friend of the Poike family.

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Heike Poike was renting the upstairs portion of the residence from Tran, who lived in the basement. He described it as his mom's house.

In their opening statement, Tran's defense lawyers asked the jury to keep an open mind and warned them there would be emotional content.

The state's openi

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