The defendant, carrying a gray go well with and sometimes consulting along with his legal professionals, appeared in court docket within the metropolis of Provo on Tuesday.
Kirk’s widow, Erika, the mom of their two youngsters, and his mother and father, Robert and Kathryn, had been additionally on the listening to.
Closing arguments adopted a five-day preliminary listening to in July, throughout which prosecutors outlined their proof to indicate possible trigger for trial.
That included DNA allegedly tying Robinson to the murder weapon and different gadgets recovered on the scene; confessions he allegedly made to family members; and a taped video assertion from his roommate and romantic associate, Lance Twiggs.
“There is a mountain of evidence that proves that he is the shooter,” prosecutor Ryan McBride instructed the court docket on Tuesday, outlining video that he stated confirmed Robinson “dressed to kill” on campus on the day of the taking pictures.
“We know that the defendant is the shooter… first, because of the video evidence; second, because of the DNA; third, because of his admissions; and fourth, because of circumstantial evidence,” McBride stated.
Prosecutors stated the accused, a former apprentice electrician, was in a relationship along with his roommate and regarded Kirk’s conservative views, notably on transgender points, as “repugnant” – which they argued was the motive.