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Attorneys for Tyler Robinson, the person accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk, have revealed who prosecutors intend to name to the stand and in addition requested the courtroom to delay the preliminary hearing.
The submitting, made by protection attorneys on Friday, states that prosecutors intend to name Robinson’s dad and mom and his roommate and romantic companion, Lance Twiggs, to testify on the preliminary hearing. Robinson’s protection staff can also be asking the choose for a minimal six-month delay for the preliminary hearing, which is at present scheduled for May 18.
Robinson’s protection staff stated that protection attorneys acquired over 600,000 recordsdata from prosecutors throughout a gathering on March 12, which she says will take time to evaluate. She additionally famous that the invention is not full but.
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Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, seems throughout a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, Thursday, December, 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune by way of Pool)
“Discovery in this case is incomplete, voluminous, and the processing of it is complex,” the protection staff wrote.
One of the protection’s consultants, a forensic biologist, stated she’d want six months to evaluate the proof.
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Charlie Kirk was a conservative activist who led Turning Point USA. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
The submitting by Robinson’s protection attorneys would not request that the following courtroom hearing on April 17 be pushed again. That hearing will likely be centered on public and media entry to future courtroom hearings, which features a defense motion to ban all cameras from the courtroom.
Robinson’s protection staff plans to indicate proof they consider incorporates “dangerous and prejudicial media coverage of this case to date.”
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Charlie Kirk speaks earlier than he’s assassinated throughout Turning Point’s go to to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on September 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News by way of AP)
“While there is simply not enough time to present all of what is referenced in the ‘motion to exclude cameras,’ the compilation anticipated will highlight the most egregious and most concerning media coverage impacting Mr. Robinson’s case,” his attorneys wrote.
During a Feb. 24 hearing, Judge Tony Graf denied a motion from Robinson’s lawyers that may have eliminated prosecutors from the case.
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Robinson’s protection staff tried arguing there was a conflict of interest as a result of a prosecutor’s daughter was on the occasion at Utah Valley University when Kirk was shot and killed.
Graf, in his response, stated the courtroom was “unpersuaded” by the protection staff’s argument of an “appearance of bias” from prosecutors.
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Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, seems throughout a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, Thursday, December, 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune by way of Pool)
“Because defendant has not established a factual basis for a finding of conflict of interest or an objective appearance of impropriety, rising to a constitutional concern, his motion is respectfully denied,” Graf stated. “In sum, the defendant has not shown that there is a significant risk that Mr. Gray’s loyalty to his daughter has or will materially limit representation of the state. Nor has defendant demonstrated that his due process rights are compromised by the continued prosecution of this case by the Utah County Attorney’s Office.”
Robinson faces a number of costs after he allegedly killed Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, which embrace aggravated murder. His costs are loss of life penalty eligible.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz, Stepheny Price, Julia Bonavita and Peter D’Abrosca contributed to the report.
